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bacana.

cool, nice

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/baˈkɐ̃.nɐ/Brazil/bɐˈkɐ.nɐ/Portugal/bɐˈka.nɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. cool, nice

    Brazil · informal

  2. feminine singular of bacano

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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

noun/baˈkɐ̃.nɐ/Brazil/bɐˈkɐ.nɐ/Portugal/bɐˈka.nɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. rich person

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

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

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