n.
Pronunciation: ' ba-k ə -n ə l, ' bä-; ˌ ba-k ə - ' nal, ˌ bä-k ə - ' näl
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, shrine of Bacchus, probably back-formation from Bacchanalia
Date: 1550
1 a : ORGY 2 b : ORGY 3
2 a : a devotee of Bacchus especially : one who celebrates the Bacchanalia b : REVELER