babazorro

Basque

Etymology

From baba (“bean”) + zorro (“sack”).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

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

Adjective

babazorro (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) of, from or relating to the province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain

Declension

Declension of babazorro (adjective V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		babazorro	babazorroa	babazorroak	babazorrook
ergative		babazorrok	babazorroak	babazorroek	babazorrook
dative		babazorrori	babazorroari	babazorroei	babazorrooi
genitive		babazorroren	babazorroaren	babazorroen	babazorroon
comitative		babazorrorekin	babazorroarekin	babazorroekin	babazorrookin
causative		babazorrorengatik	babazorroarengatik	babazorroengatik	babazorroongatik
benefactive		babazorrorentzat	babazorroarentzat	babazorroentzat	babazorroontzat
instrumental		babazorroz	babazorroaz	babazorroez	babazorrootaz
inessive	anim.	babazorrorengan	babazorroarengan	babazorroengan	babazorroongan
	inan.	babazorrotan	babazorroan	babazorroetan	babazorrootan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	babazorrotako	babazorroko	babazorroetako	babazorrootako
allative	anim.	babazorrorengana	babazorroarengana	babazorroengana	babazorroongana
	inan.	babazorrotara	babazorrora	babazorroetara	babazorrootara
terminative	anim.	babazorrorenganaino	babazorroarenganaino	babazorroenganaino	babazorroonganaino
	inan.	babazorrotaraino	babazorroraino	babazorroetaraino	babazorrootaraino
directive	anim.	babazorrorenganantz	babazorroarenganantz	babazorroenganantz	babazorroonganantz
	inan.	babazorrotarantz	babazorrorantz	babazorroetarantz	babazorrootarantz
destinative	anim.	babazorrorenganako	babazorroarenganako	babazorroenganako	babazorroonganako
	inan.	babazorrotarako	babazorrorako	babazorroetarako	babazorrootarako
ablative	anim.	babazorrorengandik	babazorroarengandik	babazorroengandik	babazorroongandik
	inan.	babazorrotatik	babazorrotik	babazorroetatik	babazorrootatik
partitive		babazorrorik	—	—	—
prolative		babazorrotzat	—	—	—

Noun

babazorro anim or inan

1. (inanimate) bean sack
2. (animate, colloquial) native or inhabitant of the province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain

Declension

Declension of babazorro (anim/inan V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		babazorro	babazorroa	babazorroak	babazorrook
ergative		babazorrok	babazorroak	babazorroek	babazorrook
dative		babazorrori	babazorroari	babazorroei	babazorrooi
genitive		babazorroren	babazorroaren	babazorroen	babazorroon
comitative		babazorrorekin	babazorroarekin	babazorroekin	babazorrookin
causative		babazorrorengatik	babazorroarengatik	babazorroengatik	babazorroongatik
benefactive		babazorrorentzat	babazorroarentzat	babazorroentzat	babazorroontzat
instrumental		babazorroz	babazorroaz	babazorroez	babazorrootaz
inessive	anim.	babazorrorengan	babazorroarengan	babazorroengan	babazorroongan
	inan.	babazorrotan	babazorroan	babazorroetan	babazorrootan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	babazorrotako	babazorroko	babazorroetako	babazorrootako
allative	anim.	babazorrorengana	babazorroarengana	babazorroengana	babazorroongana
	inan.	babazorrotara	babazorrora	babazorroetara	babazorrootara
terminative	anim.	babazorrorenganaino	babazorroarenganaino	babazorroenganaino	babazorroonganaino
	inan.	babazorrotaraino	babazorroraino	babazorroetaraino	babazorrootaraino
directive	anim.	babazorrorenganantz	babazorroarenganantz	babazorroenganantz	babazorroonganantz
	inan.	babazorrotarantz	babazorrorantz	babazorroetarantz	babazorrootarantz
destinative	anim.	babazorrorenganako	babazorroarenganako	babazorroenganako	babazorroonganako
	inan.	babazorrotarako	babazorrorako	babazorroetarako	babazorrootarako
ablative	anim.	babazorrorengandik	babazorroarengandik	babazorroengandik	babazorroongandik
	inan.	babazorrotatik	babazorrotik	babazorroetatik	babazorrootatik
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

Etymology tree

Basque baba

Basque zorro

Basque babazorrobor.

Spanish babazorro

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /babaˈθoro/ [ba.β̞aˈθo.ro] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /babaˈsoro/ [ba.β̞aˈso.ro] (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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 the province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain

Noun

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

1. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) native or inhabitant of the province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain (usually male)

Further reading

• “babazorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026