"bac" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bak/ Audio: Fr-bac.ogg Forms: bacs [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|bac|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French bac, {{inh+|fr|frm|bac}} Inherited from Middle French bac, {{inh|fr|fro|bas}} Old French bas, {{unk|fr|title=obscure}} obscure, {{der|fr|VL.|*baccu|t=container}} Vulgar Latin *baccu (“container”), {{der|fr|la|bacar|t=kind of wine glass}} Latin bacar (“kind of wine glass”), {{der|fr|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*baką|t=back, rear}} Proto-Germanic *baką (“back, rear”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bac m (plural bacs)
  1. ferry Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Watercraft
    Sense id: en-bac-fr-noun-6Qh9CyDY Disambiguation of Watercraft: 66 7 26
  2. vat Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bac-fr-noun-fFErSLqK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bac à chat (english: litter box), bac à sable (english: sandbox), jeu bac à sable (english: sandbox game)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bak/ Audio: Fr-bac.ogg Forms: bacs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of baccalauréat. Etymology templates: {{clipping|fr|baccalauréat}} Clipping of baccalauréat Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bac m (plural bacs)
  1. (informal) high school exit exam in France; A level, matura Tags: informal, masculine Related terms: bachelier
    Sense id: en-bac-fr-noun-OcoV2-tS Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 2 1 1 4 3 6 2 9 3 4 16 3 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 15 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 3 2 7 2 9 2 3 23 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 20 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 24 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "english": "litter box",
      "word": "bac à chat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sandbox",
      "word": "bac à sable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sandbox game",
      "word": "jeu bac à sable"
    }
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        }
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      "text": "→ Dutch: bak\nAfrikaans: bak\nBerbice Creole Dutch: baksi\nNegerhollands: bak\n→ Virgin Islands Creole: bak, baks (archaic)\n→ Caribbean Hindustani: báki\n→ Caribbean Javanese: bak, bag\n→ Indonesian: bak, baki\n→ Javanese: ꦧꦏꦶ (baki)\n→ Ternate: baki\n→ Javanese: ꦧꦏ꧀ (bak)\n→ Papiamentu: baki (from the diminutive)\n→ Sranan Tongo: baki\n→ Caribbean Javanese: baki"
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        "(informal) high school exit exam in France; A level, matura"
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    "French terms derived from Middle French",
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    }
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