Ali Baba
See also: Ali Babá and Alì Babà
English
Etymology
From Arabic عَلِيّ بَابَا (ʿaliyy bābā).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Ali Baba
- The fictional protagonist of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, famous for his encounter with forty thieves and their treasure trove cave that opens on the command "open sesame".
Noun
Ali Baba (plural Ali Babas)
- (slang) An extremely lucky person, especially one who acquires a large fortune by luck or by chance.
- (slang, ethnic slur, US, military) An Iraqi.
Translations
a fictional character
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