Etymology

buccan

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Today it means: A framework or grill upon which meat is laid to dry, or to be roasted. Full definition →

French boucan ← Old Tupi moka'ẽ
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The story

  1. Old Tupi · derived frommoka'ẽ
  2. French · borrowed fromboucan
  3. English todaybuccan

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.