Main Entry:

bu·col·ic

Pronunciation:

\byü-ˈkä-lik\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd, from bous head of cattle + -kolos (akin to Latin colere to cultivate) — more at cow, wheel

Date:

circa 1609

1: of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral2 a: relating to or typical of rural life b: idyllic

— bu·col·i·cal·ly \-li-k(ə-)lē\ adverb