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bajo

/ˈbaxo/

adjective/ˈbaxo/

short (of little height); low, ground (situated close to the ground); low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality); bass; base, mean, low, despicable

Me cuesta entender a gente con acentos de baja clase.I have trouble understanding people with lower-class accents.

Synonyms: vil

Antonyms: alto

Inherited from Late Latin bassus. Cognate with English base and bass.

adverb/ˈbaxo/

low; down (location); down, quietly, softly (volume)

Inherited from Late Latin bassus. Cognate with English base and bass.

noun, masculine/ˈbaxo/plural: bajos

bass (sound, voice or instrument); ground floor

Synonyms: planta baja

Inherited from Late Latin bassus. Cognate with English base and bass.

preposition/ˈbaxo/

under (in both literal and figurative senses)

No hay nada nuevo bajo el sol.There's nothing new under the sun.

Synonyms: debajo de, so, sota

Related: as bajo la manga, bajo llave, nada nuevo bajo el sol, por bajo de

Inherited from Late Latin bassus. Cognate with English base and bass.