basta

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/ˈbɑstɑ/

interjection

(that's) enough; stop!

OriginItalian basta →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

interjection
  1. literarypoetic(that's) enough; stop!

    Baſta, content thee: for I haue it full.

    c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 212, column 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
enough

Origin

  1. Italianbasta
  2. Italianbasta
  3. Englishbasta

Borrowed from Italian basta.

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Translations

Czech basta, hotovo
  • bastathat's enough, stop
  • hotovothat's enough, stop
Dutch basta
  • bastathat's enough, stop
German basta
  • bastathat's enough, stop
Italian basta
  • bastathat's enough, stop
Norwegian dermed basta
  • dermed bastathat's enough, stop
Polish basta
  • bastathat's enough, stop
Portuguese basta
  • bastathat's enough, stop
Russian ба́ста
  • ба́ста (básta)that's enough, stop
Spanish basta
  • bastathat's enough, stop
Swedish basta
  • bastathat's enough, stop
Ukrainian ба́ста
  • ба́ста (básta)that's enough, stop

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Staabsabat
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APA

basta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basta

MLA

“basta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basta.

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