băcan

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băcan¹

  • /bəˈkan/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بقال (bakkal), from Arabic بَقَّال (baqqāl).

noun băcane · equivalent băcăneasă · băcăniță · băcan · băcanul

  1. neuter grocer

băcan²

  • /bəˈkan/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بقم (bakam, bakkam), from Arabic بَقَّم (baqqam).

noun băcan · băcanul · băcanului · băcanule

  1. neuter, uncountable wood and red dye or a plant of some trees such as Haematoxylum campechianum (logwood, bloodwood) or brazilwood

Băcan³

Where it comes from

From băcan.

proper noun lui Băcan

  1. masculine a surname originating as an occupation

In English

  • grocer person selling foodstuffs and household items
  • logwood Haematoxylum campechianum

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@misc{ba_can_2026,
  title = {băcan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/b%C4%83can},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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