First Known Use: 1826
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baba
noun ba·ba \ˈbä-(ˌ)bä, -bə\
Definition of BABA
: a rich cake soaked in a rum and sugar syrup —called also baba au rhum, \-ō-ˈrəm\
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Origin of BABA
French, from Polish, literally, old woman
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