buccan

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noun

A framework or grill upon which meat is laid to dry, or to be roasted.

OriginFrench boucan ← Old Tupi moka'ẽ →
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Meanings

nounbuccan (countable and uncountable, plural buccans)

plural buccans · alternative boucan

  1. countableuncountableA framework or grill upon which meat is laid to dry, or to be roasted.
  2. uncountableMeat prepared in this way.
verbbuccan (third-person singular simple present buccans, present participle buccaning, simple past and past participle buccaned)

present singular third person buccans · participle present buccaning · participle past buccaned · past buccaned · alternative boucan

  1. To dry meat on such a frame.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
barbecue

Origin

  1. Old Tupimoka'ẽ
  2. Frenchboucan
  3. Englishbuccan

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

More words from French, Old Tupi

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APA

buccan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buccan

MLA

“buccan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buccan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buccan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buccan.

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