transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbə-kə-ˈnir ]
noun
Etymology: French boucanier woodsman, pirate (in the 17th century West Indies), from boucaner to smoke meat, from boucan wooden frame for smoking meat, from Tupi mokaʔe, mbokaʔe, from mo-, mbo- causative marker + kaʔẽ to be roasted, dried
Date: 1686
1. : any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies ; broadly : pirate
2. : an unscrupulous adventurer especially in politics or business
• buccaneer intransitive verb
• buc·ca·neer·ish -ish adjective