bajoc

Catalan

Etymology

Variant of bajà, from Latin baiānus (“of Baiae”), a Roman resort town in Campania notorious for licentiousness.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bəˈʒɔk/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /baˈd͡ʒɔk/

Adjective

bajoc (feminine bajoca, masculine plural bajocs, feminine plural bajoques)

simpleminded, kindhearted
Synonyms: babau, bonàs

Noun

bajoc m (plural bajocs, feminine bajoca)

simpleton, fool
henpecked husband
Synonym: calçasses

Derived terms

bajoca

Further reading

“bajoc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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