biba

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biba

1. breath, vapor, steam

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

biba

1. Rōmaji transcription of ビバ

From Portuguese viver or Spanish vivir. Compare Kabuverdianu vive.

biba

1. to live
2. to dwell

Learned borrowing from Latin bibō. First attested in 1900.^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ba/

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• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: bi‧ba

biba f (diminutive bibka)

1. (colloquial) party, bash, particularly one with alcohol

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impreza

   udana biba ― a successful bash

   wielka biba ― a huge bash

   urządzać bibę ― to throw a bash

   iść/pójść na bibę ― to go to a bash

• biba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• biba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Rhymes: -ibɐ
• Hyphenation: bi‧ba

Borrowed from Mandarin 枇杷 (pípá).^[1][2]

biba f (plural bibas)

1. (Macau) loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica)

   Synonym: nespereira

2. (Macau) loquat

   Synonym: nêspera

Unknown.

biba f (plural bibas)

1. (vulgar, slang, Brazil) a homosexual man; a fag

   Synonyms: bicha, viado, boiola