bòcan

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See also: bocan and bočan

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

bòcan m (genitive singular bòcain, plural bòcain)

  1. apparition, ghost, spectre, spirit, sprite
  2. (hob)goblin
  3. larva
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Etymology 2

Noun

bòcan m pl

  1. plural of bòc

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bòcan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN