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Baku¹
- /ˈbækuː/ UK
- /ˈbakʉw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /bɑˈku/ US
- /ˈbakʉ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -ækuː, -uː
Where it comes from
From Classical Persian بَاکُو (bākū). For further etymology, see Baku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
proper noun
- The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan. COPs have been held in petrostates before. But fossil fuel interests appeared truly unleashed in Baku — potentially emboldened by the imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a man who has vowed to “drill, baby, drill” and pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement.
baku²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 獏 (“spirit that feeds on nightmares”).
noun
- A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares. 2005, David Booth, Story Drama, 2nd edition, Pembroke Publishers, page 49, The creature explained that he was a baku. A baku eats dreams and nightmares. To a baku, a bad dream is delicious!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tiflis, azerbaijan, moscow, azerbaijani, minsk, batum, paco, baki, bakou, novorossiisk, astana, bishkek, gazakh, tbilisi, beylagan, ashgabat
Translations
Talk about this word "baku." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baku. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. baku. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baku "baku." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baku.Cite this
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