bacana

Portuguese

Etymology

Either: originating from the Portuguese term bacanal; or borrowed from Ligurian bacan. Compare Spanish bacán (“cool”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɐnɐ

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈkɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈkɐ.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈkɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈka.nɐ/

Adjective

bacana

(Brazil, slang) cool, nice
Synonyms: (Brazil, slang) legal, (Brazil, slang) massa
feminine singular of bacano

Noun

bacana m or f by sense (plural bacanas)

(Brazil, slang) rich person
Synonyms: grã-fina, rico

Related terms

bacano

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

bacana (Cyrillic spelling бацана)

inflection of bacati:
1. feminine singular passive past participle
2. neuter plural passive past participle

Spanish

Adjective

bacana

feminine singular of bacán
feminine singular of bacano

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