bacán
Meaning
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- (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial,masculine) pimp
- (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial,dated,masculine) boss, owner
- (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial,dated,masculine) concubine
- (Argentina,Uruguay,colloquial,dated,masculine) lover of a kept woman
Hyphenated as
ba‧cán
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baˈkan/
Etymology
Borrowed from Ligurian bacan (“boss, captain”), from Turkish bakan (“minister”).
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