bacán

See also: bacan

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

bacán m (genitive singular bacáin, nominative plural bacáin)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

bacán m (genitive singular bacáin, nominative plural bacáin)

  1. (stalk of) water lily
  2. Alternative form of beacán (“mushroom”)
Derived terms

Declension

Mutation

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.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈkan/

Noun

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

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

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

Synonyms

  • chévere (Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador slang)
  • chido (Mexico, slang)
  • chiva (Costa Rica, slang)
  • genial
  • guay (Spain, slang)
  • padre (Mexico, slang)
  • gufiao (Puerto Rico, slang)
  • nítido (all Hispanic America, slang)
  • bacana (Brazilian Portuguese, slang)
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