Irish

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

• bacán bán ‎(“white water-lily”)

Declension

Mutation

References

• "bacán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Ligurian baccan.

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 m ‎(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)
• genial
• guay (Spain, slang)
• padre (Mexico, slang)
• gufiao (Puerto Rico, slang)
• nítido (all Hispanic America, slang)
• bacana (Brazilian Portuguese, slang)