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Webster 1913 Edition

Bac

Bac

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

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

Bắc

Bắc

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

Vietnamese

Proper noun

Bắc

  1. A male given name

bắc

bắc

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

Vietnamese

Adjective

bắc

  1. northern

Noun

bắc

  1. north
  2. (capitalized) northern Vietnam
    Tôi có ra ngoài Bắc, ở gần mười năm. I went up north (Vietnam) and lived for almost ten years.

Derived terms

  • hướng bắc
  • phía bắc

See also

  • đông ‎(“east”)
  • nam ‎(“south”)
  • tây ‎(“west”)

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 北

Pronunciation

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