BUCKRA

Meaning of BUCKRA in English

[ 'bʌkrə ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) US & W. Indian informal, chiefly derogatory a white man.

Origin

C18: from Ibibio and Efik (m)bakara 'European, master'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BUCKRA — noun also buc·cra ˈbəkrə ( -s ) Etymology: Ibibio and Efik m 1 ba 1 ka 2 ra 2 , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUCKRA — (a.) White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.
Английский словарь Webster
BUCKRA — (n.) A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
BUCKRA — ( n. ) A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUCKRA — ( a. ) White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUCKRA — /buk"reuh/ , n. Southern U.S. ( chiefly South Atlantic States ). a white man (often used disparagingly). [ 1685-90; of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUCKRA — adj. white; of a white man; good; strong
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUCKRA — n. white man (term used in Southern USA)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUCKRA — adj white; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam. 2. buckra ·noun a white man; a …
Webster English vocab
BUCCRA — variant of buckra
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUCKAROO — /buk"euh rooh', buk'euh rooh"/ , n. , pl. buckaroos . 1. Western U.S. a cowboy, esp. a broncobuster. 2. Older …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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