| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.[Websters]
2. Being white. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb buckraly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (buckraly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective buckra.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"BUCKRA" is a common misspelling or typo for: buckram. |
Date "BUCKRA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1842. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BUCKRA
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | Buckra Superior, excellent. That's buckra. A buckra coat is a smart coat; a buckra man, a man of consequence. This word among the West Indians does the service of burra among the Anglo-Indians: as burra saïb (great master, i.e. white man), burra khana (a magnificent spread or dinner). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
