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Webster 1913 Edition


Bac

Bac

,
Noun.
[F. See
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a vat.]
1.
A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
2.
A vat or cistern. See 1st
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bac

BAC

or BACK, n.
1.
In navigation, a ferry-boat or praam.
2.
In brewing, a large flat tub, or vessel, in which wort is cooled before boiling; hence called a cooler.
3.
In distilleries, a vessel into which the liquor to be fermented is pumped, from the cooler, in order to be worked with the yeast.

Definition 2024


Bác

Bác

See also: bac, BAC, bác, bắc, Bắc, bạc, and -bac-

Vietnamese

Pronoun

Bác

  1. (informal, only by Hồ Chí Minh) I; Me
  2. (informal, only to Hồ Chí Minh) You
  3. (informal, only to refer to Hồ Chí Minh) He; Him

Synonyms

bác

bác

See also: bac, BAC, Bác, bắc, Bắc, bạc, -bac-, and Appendix:Variations of "bac"

Vietnamese

Noun

bác

  1. (archaic) father
  2. paternal uncle, father's elder brother
  3. paternal aunt-in-law, father's elder brother's wife
  4. used to address a person who is (presumably) a little older than one's parents
  5. (informal, colloquial) used to address a person who is a little older than one, which could be replaced by anh ("brother") or chị ("sister"), usually in order that their children can learn how to address that person.
Synonyms

Pronoun

bác

  1. you (older person, respectful)
  2. I (older person, deserving of respect)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bác

  1. to scramble (eggs, etc.)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from

Verb

bác

  1. to reject, to dismiss, to refute, to turn down