bugan

noun

bu·​gan

ˈbu̇gən,

ˈbüg-,

ˈbəg-

plural -s

dialectal, England

: hobgoblin, ghost

Word History

Etymology

Welsh bwgan hobgoblin, from Middle Welsh, perhaps from Middle English buggė

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