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buccan

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Borrowed from French boucan, from Old Tupi moka'ẽ. See buccaneer.

noun buccans · boucan

  1. countable, uncountable A framework or grill upon which meat is laid to dry, or to be roasted.
  2. uncountable Meat prepared in this way.

verb buccans · buccaning · buccaned · boucan

  1. To dry meat on such a frame.

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@misc{buccan_2026,
  title = {buccan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buccan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}