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See also: Babbo
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *bábbọ, accusative-ablative form of *bábbọs, childish term of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
babbo m (plural babbi)
- (regional, central Italy, Florentine, informal) dad, daddy
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXXII, page 471, lines 7–9:
- ché non è impresa da pigliare a gabbo ¶ discriver fondo a tutto l'universo, ¶ né da lingua che chiami mamma o babbo.
- For 'tis no enterprise to take in jest, ¶ to sketch the bottom of all the universe, ¶ nor for a tongue that cries for Mom or Dad.
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- Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Italian onomatopoeias
- Italian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/abbo
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- it:Male family members
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