baka

Definitions

1. An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.
2. A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.
3. A dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka people.
4. A surname.
5. A foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.
   endearing, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Under his sign⟳ the malevolent bocor may take⟳ the shape⟳ of an animal, and men may be transformed into terrible bakas.”

“A person has only to serve⟳ the baka incorrectly to have⟳ it turn⟳ against its owner and do him irremediable harm⟳ by reason⟳ of the very duality of its composition.”

“Because a baka can destroy⟳ a family's (or even a whole neighborhood's) well-being, there is great interest⟳ in catching and destroying them.”

CEFR level