Definition of Bukra

Definition of Bukra

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.

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

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(rare) a contemptuous Black American term for poor, white people.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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