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bac

Pronunciation: /bak/

“bac” is a French word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. ferry
  2. vat
  3. tray (at the airport)
  4. high school exit exam in France; A level, matura
  5. bachelor's degree

In French

  1. Auge destinée à divers usages.
  2. Grand bateau plat, qui est principalement destiné à passer les gens, les animaux, les voitures, les charrettes, etc. d’un bord d’une rivière à l’autre, au moyen d’une corde qui la traverse.
  3. Casier de bières.
  4. Grosse prise de main confortable.
  5. Poubelle.
  6. Type de poubelle grand format, avec roues et couvercle, pour les déchets à jeter ou compostables ou recyclables.
  7. Baccalauréat, soit le diplôme qui sanctionne la fin des études secondaires.
  8. Baccalauréat, soit le diplôme qui sanctionne la fin du premier cycle universitaire.
  9. Apocope de baccara.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bac, from Old French bas, bac- (“flat boat”), of obscure origin. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *baccu (“container”), from Latin bacar (“kind of wine glass”). Or, possibly borrowed from Celtic or Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *baką (“back, rear”).

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