bucca

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/ˈbʌk.ə/

noun

A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, traditionally believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities.

Similar
cheek
OriginCornish bocka →
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Meanings

bucca1

nounbucca (plural buccas)

plural buccas

  1. CornwallUKA 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

bucca2

nounbucca (plural buccae)

plural buccae

  1. anatomySynonym of cheek.

    Synonyms: cheek

Bucca3

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of cheek.

Similar
cheek

Origin

bucca · noun

  1. Cornishbocka
  2. Englishbucca

Borrowed from Cornish bocka. Doublet of pooka and puck.

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bucca · noun

  1. Latinbucca“the cheek”
  2. Englishbucca

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bucca

yuccawakapukkachukkanucca
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Anagrams

Bucac
Cite this entry
APA

bucca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bucca

MLA

“bucca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bucca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bucca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bucca.

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