babazorro

Basque

Etymology

From baba (“bean”) +‎ zorro (“sack”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /babas̻oro/ [ba.β̞a.s̻o.ro]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /babas̻oro/ [ba.β̞a.s̻o.ro]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /babas̺oro/ [ba.β̞a.s̺o.ro]

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• Rhymes: -oro, -o
• Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧zo‧rro

Adjective

babazorro (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) of, from or relating to Álava

Declension

Declension of babazorro (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		babazorro	babazorroa	babazorroak
ergative		babazorrok	babazorroak	babazorroek
dative		babazorrori	babazorroari	babazorroei
genitive		babazorroren	babazorroaren	babazorroen
comitative		babazorrorekin	babazorroarekin	babazorroekin
causative		babazorrorengatik	babazorroarengatik	babazorroengatik
benefactive		babazorrorentzat	babazorroarentzat	babazorroentzat
instrumental		babazorroz	babazorroaz	babazorroez
inessive	anim	babazorrorengan	babazorroarengan	babazorroengan
	inan	babazorrotan	babazorroan	babazorroetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	babazorrotako	babazorroko	babazorroetako
allative	anim	babazorrorengana	babazorroarengana	babazorroengana
	inan	babazorrotara	babazorrora	babazorroetara
terminative	anim	babazorrorenganaino	babazorroarenganaino	babazorroenganaino
	inan	babazorrotaraino	babazorroraino	babazorroetaraino
directive	anim	babazorrorenganantz	babazorroarenganantz	babazorroenganantz
	inan	babazorrotarantz	babazorrorantz	babazorroetarantz
destinative	anim	babazorrorenganako	babazorroarenganako	babazorroenganako
	inan	babazorrotarako	babazorrorako	babazorroetarako
ablative	anim	babazorrorengandik	babazorroarengandik	babazorroengandik
	inan	babazorrotatik	babazorrotik	babazorroetatik
partitive		babazorrorik	—	—
prolative		babazorrotzat	—	—

Noun

babazorro inan or anim

1. (inanimate) bean sack
2. (animate, colloquial) native or inhabitant of Álava

Declension

Declension of babazorro (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		babazorro	babazorroa	babazorroak
ergative		babazorrok	babazorroak	babazorroek
dative		babazorrori	babazorroari	babazorroei
genitive		babazorroren	babazorroaren	babazorroen
comitative		babazorrorekin	babazorroarekin	babazorroekin
causative		babazorrorengatik	babazorroarengatik	babazorroengatik
benefactive		babazorrorentzat	babazorroarentzat	babazorroentzat
instrumental		babazorroz	babazorroaz	babazorroez
inessive	anim	babazorrorengan	babazorroarengan	babazorroengan
	inan	babazorrotan	babazorroan	babazorroetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	babazorrotako	babazorroko	babazorroetako
allative	anim	babazorrorengana	babazorroarengana	babazorroengana
	inan	babazorrotara	babazorrora	babazorroetara
terminative	anim	babazorrorenganaino	babazorroarenganaino	babazorroenganaino
	inan	babazorrotaraino	babazorroraino	babazorroetaraino
directive	anim	babazorrorenganantz	babazorroarenganantz	babazorroenganantz
	inan	babazorrotarantz	babazorrorantz	babazorroetarantz
destinative	anim	babazorrorenganako	babazorroarenganako	babazorroenganako
	inan	babazorrotarako	babazorrorako	babazorroetarako
ablative	anim	babazorrorengandik	babazorroarengandik	babazorroengandik
	inan	babazorrotatik	babazorrotik	babazorroetatik
partitive		babazorrorik	—	—
prolative		babazorrotzat	—	—

Further reading

• “babazorro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “babazorro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque babazorro (literally “bean sack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /babaˈθoro/ [ba.β̞aˈθo.ro]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /babaˈsoro/ [ba.β̞aˈso.ro]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: ba‧ba‧zo‧rro

Adjective

babazorro (feminine babazorra, masculine plural babazorros, feminine plural babazorras)

1. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) of, from or relating to Álava

Noun

babazorro m (plural babazorros, feminine babazorra, feminine plural babazorras)

1. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) native or inhabitant of Álava

Further reading

• “babazorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10