buckra

noun

buck·​ra

ˈbəkrə

variants or less commonly buccra

plural -s

1

chiefly South, often disparaging : a white person or a person of predominantly white ancestry

—used chiefly by African-Americans

2

chiefly South : boss, master

Word History

Etymology

Ibibio and Efik m¹ba¹ka²ra², literally, master

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