baka

plural bakas

1. voodooAn evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.

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

   1953, Maya Daren, The Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 113

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   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.

   1969, Milo Rigaud, Secrets of Voodoo, page 83

   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.

   2001, Jennie Marcelle Smith, When the Hands Are Many, page 77

comparative more baka · superlative most baka

1. endearingslanganimeStupid, silly.

   I hate my stupid baka life.

plural bakas

1. endearingslanganimeA foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.

plural Bakas

1. A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.

1. A dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka people.

plural Bakas

1. A surname.