bua

ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

bua: ae, f. bu, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. im butum, p. 109 Müll.,
I the natural sound made by infants in asking for their drink, as pappa for their food, Varr. ap. Non. p. 81, 1 sq.; cf. vinibua.

bŭa, æ, f., mot dont se servent les enfants pour demander à boire : Varr. d. Non. p. 81, 1.