What does bava in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word bava in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bava in Italian.

The word bava in Italian means saliva, drool, water, salivate, burr, foam at the mouth, froth at the mouth, to drool. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bava

saliva

sostantivo femminile (saliva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quell'uomo sta male, non risponde e gli esce della bava dalla bocca.
That man is ill, he's not responding and there's saliva (or: drool) coming out of his mouth.

drool, water, salivate

sostantivo femminile (acquolina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Che hai cucinato di buono? Il profumo mi fa venire la bava alla bocca!
What have you cooked? The smell of it is making my mouth water.

burr

sostantivo femminile (lavorazioni meccaniche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bisogna asportare le bave da quelle giunzioni perché il lavoro sia perfetto.
We have eliminate the burrs on those joints for the work to be perfect.

foam at the mouth

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (essere molto arrabbiato)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

froth at the mouth

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (attrazione sessuale) (figurative: be furious)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

to drool

(letterale (avere la bocca sporca di bava) (literal)

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