# Bakar

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #59,875

## Definitions
1. A town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bakar