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bucca¹

  • /ˈbʌk.ə/

Rhymes with -ʌkə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Cornish bocka. Doublet of pooka and puck.

noun buccas

  1. 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

bucca²

  • /ˈbʌk.ə/

Rhymes with -ʌkə

Where it comes from

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

noun buccae

  1. Synonym of cheek.

    Similar: cheek

Bucca³

proper noun

  1. A suburb of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

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"bucca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bucca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bucca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bucca

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@misc{bucca_2026,
  title = {bucca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bucca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}