bacán

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See also: bacan, bacàn, băcan, and Băcan

Irish

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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bacán m (genitive singular bacáin, nominative plural bacáin)

  1. hinge hook
  2. crook
  3. peg
  4. glass (of poteen)
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bacán m (genitive singular bacáin, nominative plural bacáin)

  1. (stalk of) water lily
  2. Alternative form of beacán (mushroom)
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Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bacán bhacán mbacán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ligurian bacan (boss, captain), from Turkish bakan (minister).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈkan/ [baˈkãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ba‧cán

Noun

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bacán m (plural bacanes)

  1. (colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay) pimp
  2. (colloquial, dated, Argentina, Uruguay) boss, owner
  3. (colloquial, dated, Argentina, Uruguay) concubine
  4. (colloquial, dated, Argentina, Uruguay) lover of a kept woman

Adjective

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bacán (feminine bacana, masculine plural bacanes, feminine plural bacanas)

  1. (colloquial, Ecuador, Perú, Chile, Colombia, Cuba) cool, awesome
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:guay
  2. (colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay) posh
  3. (colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay) snobbish
  4. (colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay) luxurious, refined

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