Historical master; sir: term of address used in South Africa for a white man
Origin of baas
Afrikaans from Du, master, foreman, bossbaas
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baas
noun
pl. baas·es, or baas·e South African & Offensive- A white person in a position of authority in relation to nonwhites, as an employer or owner of a business.
- Used as a form of address for such a person.
Origin of baas
Afrikaans from Dutch master ; see boss 1.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
From Dutch baas.
Noun
- plural form of baa
Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of baa
Origin
See also: basInflected forms.
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