bac

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Meaning

  1. (masculine) ferry
  2. (masculine) vat

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bak/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bac, from Old French bas, bac- (“flat boat”), of obscure origin. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *baccu (“container”), from Latin bacar (“kind of wine glass”). Or, possibly borrowed from Celtic or Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *baką (“back, rear”).

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