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ali baba

A·li Ba·ba
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ah-lee, ah-lee for 1–4 bah-buh]
    • /ˈɑ li, ɑˈli for 1–4 ˈbɑ bə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ah-lee, ah-lee for 1–4 bah-buh]
    • /ˈɑ li, ɑˈli for 1–4 ˈbɑ bə/

Definitions of ali baba words

  • noun ali baba (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) a poor woodcutter who discovers that the magic words "open sesame" will open the doors of the cave containing the treasure of the Forty Thieves 3
  • noun ali baba in The Arabian Nights, a poor woodcutter who accidentally discovers the treasure of a band of forty thieves in a cave: he makes the door of the cave open by saying “Open sesame!” 3
  • noun ali baba the poor woodcutter, hero of a tale in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, who uses the magic words “Open sesame” to open the door to the cave in which the Forty Thieves had hidden their treasure. 1
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Parts of speech for Ali baba

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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ali baba popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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