bòcan

See also: bocan

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɔːxɡan/

Etymology 1

Noun

bòcan m (genitive singular bòcain, plural bòcain)

  1. apparition, ghost, spectre, spirit, sprite
  2. (hob)goblin
  3. larva
Alternative forms
  • bòchdan
Derived terms
  • taigh nam bòcan (“haunted house”)
  • Tobar nam Bòcan (“Well of Ghosts”) (Canada)

Etymology 2

Noun

bòcan m pl

  1. plural of bòc

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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