bon jan

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈbo̞ɲ ˈʒan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [ˈbɔɲ ˈʒan]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɔɲ ˈd͡ʒan]

Noun

bon jan m (plural bons jans)

1. good guy
   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 4, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     –Bons jans, oi? Vull dir els granotots –va comentar, gairebé simpàtic, i va afegir, asèptic: –Creia que ja seria mort.

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Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “jan”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)