baba jaga — meaning in English

English meaning

• besom noun A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.

Senses

baba jaga is used for these senses in English:

• Baba Yaga (Slavic mythology) In Russian, Finno-Ugric, Polish and Bulgarian tales, a character who lives in a hut standing on chicken legs and who flies through the air in a mortar, using the pestle as a rudder.
• besom (Scotland, Northern England, derogatory) A troublesome woman.

besom — full definition

1. noun A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
2. noun A troublesome woman.
3. noun Any cleansing or purifying agent.

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