invariable feminine noun formed from the Latin Bible Babel, which in turn came from Bavel Hebrew, meaning "confusion".
In Latin, Babel was a proper name sometimes used unwavering as a synonym for Babylonia, name of the city where the tower stood with workers were confused by speaking different languages, or also to designate the tower itself.
In modern languages, babel is a common name meaning "place where there is great disorder and confusion, they talk a lot without understanding", or "disorder y confusión".
En español se ve frecuentemente escrito con mayúscula, como en este ejemplo de la novela Palabras en juego, de la autora paraguaya Yula Riquelme de Molinas:
De no ser así, aún estaría maldiciendo en su silla de ruedas la Babel que nos rodea.
(La Palabra del Día)
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