buckra

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A white person. Caribbean,derogatory
    — As he was going to the stake, he turned about, and addressed himself to Mr. Jeffreys […] and said, “Buckra, you see me now, but to-morrow I shall be like that,” kicking up the dust with his foot.
  2. A poor white person. archaic,dated,derogatory
    — “Dunno whether he been a buckra or not,” responded, doggedly, my Cerberus in uniform; “but I’s bound to keep him here till de corporal ob de guard come.”
形容词 adj.
  1. White. archaic,not-comparable
    — a buckra yam

词形变化

buckras plural backra alternative bakra alternative buccra alternative backra alternative bakra alternative buccra alternative

词源

词源 1
From Efik mbakara or Ibibio mbakara; compare Gullah buckra (“white person”). Doublet of bakkra.
词源 2
From Efik mbakara or Ibibio mbakara; compare Gullah buckra (“white person”). Doublet of bakkra.
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