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basa

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 S AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The catfish Pangasius bocourti.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cobbler, river cobbler

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Common Filipino surname, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

From Vietnamese ba sa.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: gréasaí — Pangasius bocourti
  • Korean: 베트남메기 (beteunammegi) — Pangasius bocourti
  • Polish: panga sumowata — Pangasius bocourti