Ali Baba
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Ali Baba¹
- /ˈælɪˌbɑbə/
Where it comes from
From Arabic علي بابا. The use of Ali Baba to designate a type of container originates from the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (see the use as proper noun below), suggesting the appearance of the oil jars in which the thieves hide in the story.
proper noun
- The fictional protagonist of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, famous for his encounter with forty thieves and their treasure trove cave that opens on the command "open sesame".
noun Ali Babas
- An extremely lucky person, especially one who acquires a large fortune by luck or by chance.
- An Iraqi.
- A large container, such as a jar or a basket, with a flat base and usually a rounded body that tapers to a narrower neck. Towering over all these are the huge Ali Baba baskets, square at the bottom, round at the top, and fitted with square covers that pull down like a Dutch smoker's cap.
ali baba²
noun ali babas
- Alternative letter-case form of Ali Baba.Ali Baba
