Baca

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginHebrew עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ →
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Meanings

Baca1

proper nounBaca (plural Bacas)

plural Bacas

  1. A surname.

Baca2

proper nounBaca (uncountable)
  1. uncountableValley in ancient Palestine, named for balsam trees, the drought-tolerant vegetation growing the in that parched region.

    O hast thou made my Pilgrimage Thus pleasant, fair, and good; Bless'd me in Youth and elder Age, My Baca made a springing flood?

    1657, Anne Bradstreet, As spring the winter doth succeed
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    Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 84:5–6

Origin

Baca · proper noun

Possibly from ancestral grant of Spanish nobility, Cabeza de vaca (indicated with the skull of a cow on the coat of arms).

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Baca · proper noun

  1. Hebrewעֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ
  2. EnglishBaca

From Hebrew עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ (valley of balsam).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Baca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baca

MLA

“Baca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baca.

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