buccan
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French boucan. See buccaneer.
Noun
buccan (countable and uncountable, plural buccans)
- A framework or grill upon which meat is laid to dry, or to be roasted.
- (uncountable) Meat prepared in this way.
Verb
buccan (third-person singular simple present buccans, present participle buccaning, simple past and past participle buccaned)
- To dry meat on such a frame.
See also
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuk.kɑn/
Noun
buccan
- inflection of bucca:
- nominative plural
- accusative singular/plural
- genitive/dative singular