bòcan
See also: bocan
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔːxɡan/
Etymology 1
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Noun
bòcan m (genitive singular bòcain, plural bòcain)
- apparition, ghost, spectre, spirit, sprite
- (hob)goblin
- larva
Alternative forms
- bòchdan
Derived terms
- taigh nam bòcan (“haunted house”)
- Tobar nam Bòcan (“Well of Ghosts”) (Canada)
Noun
bòcan m pl
- 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