bòcan

== Scottish Gaelic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɔːxkan/ === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== bòcan m (genitive singular bòcain, plural bòcain) apparition, ghost, spectre, spirit, sprite (mythology) (hob)goblin (fantasy) goblin, orc larva ===== Alternative forms ===== bòchdan ===== Derived terms ===== taigh nam bòcan (“haunted house”) Tobar nam Bòcan (“Well of Ghosts”) (Canada) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bòcan m pl plural of bòc === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “bòcan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN