boucan

== English == === Noun === boucan (plural boucans) Alternative spelling of buccan. === Anagrams === Cubano == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.kɑ̃/ === Etymology 1 === From obsolete verb boucaner (“to imitate the sound of the goat”), from bouc (“goat”). Compare with Italian baccano. ==== Noun ==== boucan m (plural boucans) (informal) racket, hubbub (loud and unpleasant noise) Synonyms: tapage, ramdam, vacarme === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Old Tupi mboka'ẽ (“wooden grill”). ==== Noun ==== boucan (plural boucans) a boucan (“grill”) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: boucan, buccan === Further reading === “boucan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012