Definitions
- 1.regionalfree of charge, for free, gratis
- 2.regionalcheaply, inexpensively, affordably
- 3.regionalin vain, futile
- 4.datedregionalindeed, really
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بداوا (bedâva) (Turkish bedava), from Persian باد هوا (bâd-e havâ). First attested in the 18th century.
Forms
- badàvacanonical
- бада̀ваcyrillic