babol

See also: Bąbol

Catalan

Alternative forms

• ababol

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic حَبَّبَوْر (ḥabbabawr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈβɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bəˈbɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈbɔl]

Noun

babol m (plural babols)

1. the flower of the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

   Synonym: rosella

Derived terms

• ababolera

Related terms

• bàbol

Further reading

• “babol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “babol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “babol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Polish

Etymology

From baba +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.bɔl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -abɔl
• Syllabification: ba‧bol

Noun

babol m animal

1. (colloquial, derogatory) broad, bag (a woman)

   Synonyms: babon, babsko, babsztyl, babus

   Hypernym: kobieta

2. (colloquial, sports) chip shot (an easy goal)

   Synonyms: kartofel, szmata

3. (colloquial) goof, gaffe (mistake)

   Synonym: błąd

4. (colloquial) bogie (booger)

   Synonyms: gil, glut, koza, smark, śpik

Declension

Declension of babol

	singular	plural
nominative	babol	babole
genitive	babola	baboli
dative	babolowi	babolom
accusative	babola	babole
instrumental	babolem	babolami
locative	babolu	babolach
vocative	babolu	babole

Further reading

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