BUCKRA


Meaning of BUCKRA in English

/buk"reuh/ , n. Southern U.S. ( chiefly South Atlantic States ).

a white man (often used disparagingly).

[ 1685-90; of uncert. orig.; often alleged to be mbakára white man; cf. Jamaican E backra, earlier E sp. bochara, bacceroe, backearary ]

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