[ah-lee bah-bah, al-ee bab-uh] 
| the poor woodcutter, hero of a tale in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, who uses the magic words “Open sesame” to open the door to the cave in which the Forty Thieves had hidden their treasure. |
| A·li Ba·ba (ä'lē bä'bə, āl'ē) n. A poor woodcutter in the Arabian Nights who gains entrance to the treasure cave of the 40 thieves by saying the magic words "Open, Sesame!" |
li ˈbɑ