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bucca en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌk.ə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Cornish bocka. Doublet of pooka and puck.

Meanings

(Cornwall, UK) A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, traditionally believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities.
- a fabled menagerie of fairies, buccas, sprites and giants 2008, Oliver Berry, Belinda Dixon, Devon, Cornwall & Southwest England, page 273:

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buccas	Number=Plur		lexicographic

bucca en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌk.ə/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bucca (“the cheek”). Doublet of bocca and bouche.

Meanings

Synonym of cheek.

Forms

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buccae	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

buccal · buccula · bucco-

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