baccano

Italian

Etymology

Maybe from Latin Bacchānālia (“feast of Bacchus”), plural of Bacchānal (“a place devoted to Bacchus”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos). Compare with French boucan

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Noun

baccano m (plural baccani)

  1. row, din (lots of noise)
  2. shout
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