Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bòcan m ‎(genitive singular bòcain, plural bòcain)

1. apparition, ghost, spectre, spirit, sprite
2. (hob)goblin
3. larva

Alternative forms

• bòchdan

Derived terms

• taigh nam bòcan ‎(“haunted house”)
• Tobar nam Bòcan ‎(“Well of Ghosts”) (Canada)

Etymology 2

Noun

bòcan m pl

1. plural of bòc

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9