BAAS

baas

(noun) South African term for ‘boss’

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

baas (plural baases)

(South Africa) An employer, a boss. Frequently as a form of address.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Noun

baas

plural of baa

Verb

baas

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baa

Anagrams

• AABs, BSAA, Basa, SABA, Saab, Saba, abas, basa, saba, à bas

Source: Wiktionary


BAA

Baa, v. i. Etym: [Cf. G. bäen; an imitative word.]

Definition: To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep. He treble baas for help, but none can get. Sir P. Sidney.

Baa, n.; pl. Baas. Etym: [Cf. G. bä.]

Definition: The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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