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baba

baba au rhum

noun bah-BAH Rare

Also means

stunned

Usage Note

Baba most commonly refers to baba au rhum, a small yeast cake soaked in rum syrup and a classic French pâtisserie item. Colloquially, en être baba means to be left open-mouthed with astonishment: j'en suis resté baba — 'I was completely stunned'. The plural is babas.

Examples

"Le baba au rhum est mon dessert préféré."

Natural Translation

Rum baba is my favourite dessert.

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