babine
See also: Babine
English
Noun
babine (uncountable)
- A sparkling alcoholic drink from Zaire, made from avocado leaves.
Are
Noun
babine
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Arifama-Miniafia
Noun
babine
- old woman
Related terms
- babin (“woman”)
Further reading
- David Wakefield, Grammar Notes on Arifama-Miniafia (available: 2011, created: 1975)
- Stanley Oyabua, Alfred Urasabey (authors), Venessa Sogiri (facilitator), Tentative Grammar Description for the Miniafia-Oyan [Min] Language (2016)
Doga
Noun
babine
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
French
Etymology
Imitative.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.bin/
Audio (Switzerland) (file)
Noun
babine f (plural babines)
- prominent or pendulous animal lip (of camel, monkey etc.)
- (colloquial) (human) lip
Derived terms
- se lécher les babines
Further reading
- “babine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Roro
Noun
babine
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)