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baucan

baucan noun: a long red streamer hoisted by ships during the Middle Ages to indicate combat to the death.

Noun

baucan (plural baucans)

  1. (historical) A long red streamer hoisted by ships during the Middle Ages to indicate combat to the death.
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Forms of baucan

pluralbaucans
alternative formbaucent

Origin of baucan

From French, perhaps related to Old French baucent (“black and white; the black and white flag (with red cross) of the templars”), Old Occitan bausan (“black and white (horse)”) despite the change in meaning/colour.

Questions about baucan

What does baucan mean?
Baucan means a long red streamer hoisted by ships during the Middle Ages to indicate combat to the death.
What part of speech is baucan?
Baucan is a noun.
What is the plural of baucan?
The plural of baucan is baucans.

Words near baucan in the dictionary

  1. baubles
  2. Baublitz
  3. Baublitzes
  4. baubon
  5. baubons
  6. baucan
  7. baucans
  8. Bauchi
  9. bauchle
  10. bauchled
  11. bauchles

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