bacàn
Istriot
Etymology
Possibly from Latin Bacchānālia (“feast of Bacchus”), from Bacchus (“god of wine”). Compare Italian baccano, French boucan.
Noun
bacàn m
References
- Sandro Cergna (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria, →ISBN, page 34
Ligurian
Etymology
Derived from bàcco (“stick, staff”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈkaŋ/