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Buckra

Bück'ra, n.

noun

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 the blacks of the African coast, the West Indies, and the Southern States.

Bŭck'rā, a.

adjective

a. [See supra.] White; as, buckra yam, a white yam. Bartlett.