babucha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈbu.ʃɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈbu.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈbu.ʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈbu.ʃɐ/ [bɐˈβu.ʃɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈbu.ʃɐ/ [bɐˈβu.ʃɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈbu.t͡ʃɐ/ [bɐˈβu.t͡ʃɐ]

• Hyphenation: ba‧bu‧cha

Noun

babucha f (plural babuchas)

1. babouche (Turkish or oriental slipper)

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian پاپوش (pâ-puš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈbut͡ʃa/ [baˈβ̞u.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -utʃa
• Syllabification: ba‧bu‧cha

Noun

babucha f (plural babuchas)

1. slipper, babouche (low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily, especially in Middle Eastern contexts)

Further reading

• “babucha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28