Buck"ra (?), n. [In the language of the Calabar coast, buckra means "demon, a powerful and superior being." J.L.Wilson.]

A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.

 

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Buck"ra, a.

White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.

 

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