Etymology bak + -ba Pronunciation IPA(key): [ˈbɒɡbɒ] Hyphenation: bak‧ba Noun bakba illative singular of bak Etymology Borrowed from Dutch bacove, from Portuguese pacova, from Old Tupi pakoba. Noun bakba banana (Musa sapentium) Coordinate terms bana Derived terms bakba wenkri (“chaotic place”)banabakba (“Musa soorten”) Descendants Aukan: bakuba → Caribbean Hindustani: bakwa