bacán

Spanish

/baˈkan/

noun
Definitions
  • (colloquial) pimp
  • (colloquial) boss, owner
  • (colloquial) concubine
  • (colloquial) lover of a kept woman

Etymology

Borrowed from Ligurian bacan (captain, boss) borrowed from Turkish bakan (minister, leader).

Origin

Turkish

bakan

Gloss

minister, leader

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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