Meanings
nounbabalaas (plural babalaases)
plural babalaases · alternative babbelas
- South AfricaslangA very bad hangover.
Origin
- Zuluibhabhalazi
- Afrikaansbabalaas
- Englishbabalaas
Borrowed from Afrikaans babalaas, borrowed from Zulu ibhabhalazi.
More words from Afrikaans
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans babalaas, babbelas
- babalaasbabalaas
- babbelasbabalaas
- babelasbabalaas
Dutch kater
- katerbabalaas
German Katzenjammer
- Katzenjammerbabalaas
Russian похме́лье, боду́н
- похме́лье (poxmélʹje)babalaas
- боду́н (bodún)babalaas
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APA
babalaas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babalaas
MLA
“babalaas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babalaas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babalaas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babalaas.
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