English Explanatory Dictionary

Bakar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia.

Word forms

Bakar

Etymology

From earlier Bukar, possibly derived from bukara (“wine jug”) due to the shape of the Bay of Bakar. Likely altered by folk etymology due to association with bakar (“copper”).

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