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buccan

transitive verb buc·can \ (ˌ)bəˈkan , ˈbəkən \

variants: or bucan or boucan \(ˈ)bü¦kan, -kän\

Definition of buccan

or -ed/-ing/-s

: to expose (meat) in strips to fire and smoke upon a buccan

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Origin and Etymology of buccan

borrowed from Middle French boucaner, verbal derivative of boucan “wooden frame for roasting or smoking meat”

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buccan

noun \ " \

variants: or bucan or boucan \"\

Definition of buccan

plural -s

1 : a wooden frame or grid for roasting, smoking, or drying meat over fire

2 : buccaned meat

Origin and Etymology of buccan

borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Tupi mokaʔẽ́, mbokaʔẽ́, from mo-, mbo-, causative marker + kaʔẽ “to be roasted, dried”

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