English

Noun

Dada ‎(uncountable)

1. A cultural movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature (mainly poetry), theatre, and graphic design, and was characterized by nihilism, deliberate irrationality, disillusionment, cynicism, chance, randomness, and the rejection of the prevailing standards in art.

Translations

English

Noun

dada ‎(countable and uncountable, plural dadas)

1. (childish, countable) Father, dad.
2. (informal, uncountable, South-east Asia) illegal drugs.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with Dada.

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin data ‎(“the date of a document”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈda.də/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈda.də/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈda.da/

Noun

dada f ‎(plural dades)

1. datum

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دادا ‎(dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”), from Persian دادا ‎(dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”). Compare Turkish dadı and Serbo-Croatian dadilja.

Noun

dada

1. (Northern dialect) elder sister

Declension

Synonyms

• apte
• abla
• tata

Dupaninan Agta

Noun

dada

1. aunt

Synonyms

• manay

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑdɑ/
• Rhymes: -dɑ

Adverb

dada

1. (childish) away

   Oma gaat dada.

   Granny is going away now.

Adjective

dada ‎(invariable, comparative meer dada, superlative meest dada)

1. Related to the dada art movement.
2. bizarre, irrational, like dada art

Interjection

dada

1. (childish) bye-bye
   • Zeg dada aan oma.
     • Say bye-bye to granny.

Noun

dada n ‎(uncountable)

1. dada, the cultural movement

Anagrams

• daad

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.da/

Noun

dada m ‎(plural dadas)

1. (childish) horse

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish دادا ‎(dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”), from Persian دادا ‎(dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”). Compare Turkish dadı and Serbo-Croatian dàdilja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɒdɒ]
• Hyphenation: da‧da

Noun

dada ‎(plural dadák)

1. nurse

Declension

Related terms

• dadus

Irish

Alternative forms

• dadamh
• tada (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

Modification of adamh ‎(“atom”).

Pronoun

dada

1. anything (in a question or negative statement), nothing

References

• “dadom” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “dadaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "dada" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Italian

Noun

dada m

1. (art) Dada

Maltese

Noun

dada f ‎(plural dadi)

1. chest; breast
2. die (single of dice)

Spanish

Etymology

Feminine of dado.

Verb

dada f

1. Past participle of dar.

Swahili

Noun

dada (n class, plural dada)

1. sister

Coordinate terms

• kaka ‎(“brother”)

Yoruba

Noun

dada

1. curly hair

Zazaki

Noun

dada ?

1. (colloquial) grandmother

Synonyms

• dayık