buckra

Alternative forms

• backra

Etymology

From Gullah buckra (“white person”), from Efik or Ibibio.

Noun

buckra (plural buckras)

1. (rare, African American Vernacular, derogatory) A poor white person.

Adjective

buckra (not comparable)

1. (African American Vernacular, archaic) white

   a buckra yam

Anagrams

• burcak

Alternative forms

• bukra, buckruh

Etymology

From Efik or Ibibio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʌkrə/

Noun

buckra

1. white person

References

• Frederic Cassidy, "Sources of the African Element in Gullah" in Lawrence Carrington (ed.), Studies in Caribbean Language (1983).