bacán

Significat

Noun

1. (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial,masculine) pimp
2. (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial,dated,masculine) boss, owner
3. (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial,dated,masculine) concubine
4. (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial,dated,masculine) lover of a kept woman

Adj

1. (Chile,Colombia,Cuba,Ecuador,Peru,colloquial) cool, awesome
2. (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial) posh
3. (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial) snobbish
4. (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial) luxurious, refined

Amb guionet com

ba‧cán

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/baˈkan/

Etimologia

Borrowed from Ligurian bacan (“boss, captain”), from Turkish bakan (“minister”).