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 : pastoral
2 a : relating to or typical of rural life b : idyllic

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