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Wiktionary
buckranoun
A poor white person.
Etymology: possibly from mbakara ("master") in Efik, a language of the Ibibio people of southern Nigeria
Wikipedia
Buckra
Buckra is a slang term primarily used by the Gullah people in the Southeast United States to describe a white man.It derives from Ibibio-Efik, mbakara ‘European, master’."De nigger was de right arm of de buckra class. De buckra was de horn of plenty for de nigger. Both suffer in consequence of freedom."...(Moses Lyles, a former slave in South Carolina, speaking in the 1930s). As clearly noted in this 1916 publication, there was also the white trash level of buckra, referred to by both Southern races as "poor buckras"...locally pronounced "po' buckras".
Webster Dictionary
Buckranoun
a white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc
Buckraadjective
white; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam
Wikidata
Buckra
Buckra is a slang offensive term primarily used by African-Americans in the Southeast United States to describe a white man or a boss. It is generally thought to derive from the Efik and Ibibio languages' word "mbakara", meaning "master".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Buckra
buk′ra, n. a word used by West Indian and American negroes for a white man—said in a dialect of the Calabar coast to mean 'demon.'
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
buckra
A term for white man, used by the blacks in the West Indies, Southern States of America, and the African coast.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of buckra in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of buckra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- κάπροςGreek
- BuckraSpanish
- buckraItalian
- buckraPortuguese
- బక్రాTelugu
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