bòcan

See also: bocan and bočan

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔːxɡan/

Etymology 1

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Noun

bòcan m (genitive singular bòcain, plural bòcain)

1. apparition, ghost, spectre, spirit, sprite
2. (hob)goblin
3. larva

Alternative forms

• bòchdan

Derived terms

• taigh nam bòcan (“haunted house”)
• Tobar nam Bòcan (“Well of Ghosts”) (Canada)

Etymology 2

Noun

bòcan m pl

1. plural of bòc

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “bòcan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN