bacán

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish baccán, diminutive of Old Irish bacc (“angle”). By surface analysis, bac (“hindrance, barrier”) +‎ -án. === Pronunciation === (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠukɑːnˠ/, /ˈbˠukɑːn̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠakanˠ/, /ˈbˠakan̪ˠ/ === Noun === bacán m (genitive singular bacáin, nominative plural bacáin) crook (bend, curve) hook, peg ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bacán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “bacán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “bacán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈkan/ [baˈkãn] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: ba‧cán === Etymology === Borrowed from Ligurian bacan (“boss, captain”). === Noun === bacán m (plural bacanes) (colloquial) (Bolivia, Cuba, Colombia, Rioplatense) wealthy person (Uruguay) sugar daddy (Rioplatense) pimp (dated, Rioplatense) boss, owner (dated, Rioplatense) concubine (Cuba) a homosexual man (Cuba) a kept man === Noun === bacán m (plural bacanes) (Cuba) A pastry made with pork meat, tomatoes and capsicum, covered with banana leaves. === Adjective === bacán (feminine bacana, masculine plural bacanes, feminine plural bacanas) (colloquial) (Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Cuba) cool, awesome Synonyms: see Thesaurus:guay (Rioplatense) posh, snobbish (Rioplatense, Cuba, of a place) frequented by wealthy people; fancy; upscale (Rioplatense, Cuba) luxurious, refined (Peru, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Cuba) attractive === Further reading === “bacán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “bacán”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea === References ===