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basa¹

  • /ˈbæsə/ UK
  • /ˈbɑsə/ US

Rhymes with -æsə, -ɑːsə

Where it comes from

Ellipsis of basa fish, from Vietnamese ba sa + English fish. Partial calque of Vietnamese cá ba sa.

noun basa · basas

  1. The catfish Pangasius bocourti.

    Similar: cobbler, river cobbler

Basa²

Where it comes from

Common Filipino surname, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

proper noun Basas

  1. A surname.

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noun Pangasius bocourti

한국어베트남메기 beteunammegi

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MLA

"basa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/basa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

basa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/basa

Chicago

"basa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/basa.

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@misc{basa_2026,
  title = {basa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}