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Buckra

Buck′ra

,
Noun.
[In the language of the Calabar coast,
buckra
means “demon, a powerful and superior being.”
J. L. Wilson.
]
A white man; – a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.

Buck′ra

,
Adj.
White; white man’s; strong; good;
as,
buckra
yam, a white yam
.

Definition 2024

buckra

buckra

English

Alternative forms

Noun

buckra ‎(plural buckras)

  1. (rare, African American Vernacular, derogatory) A poor white person.

Adjective

buckra ‎(not comparable)

  1. (African American Vernacular, archaic) white
    a buckra yam

Gullah

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Efik or Ibibio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʌkrə/

Noun

buckra

  1. white person

References

  • Frederic Cassidy, "Sources of the African Element in Gullah" in Lawrence Carrington (ed.), Studies in Caribbean Language (1983).

Etymology

From Gullah buckra ‎(“white person”), from Efik or Ibibio.

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