bucca

noun — 2 senses

bucca

noun

/ˈbʌk.ə/

Etymology Borrowed from Cornish bocka. Doublet of pooka and puck.

1

Cornwall, UK A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, traditionally believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities.

a fabled menagerie of fairies, buccas, sprites and giants2008, Oliver Berry, Belinda Dixon, Devon, Cornwall & Southwest England, page 273:

bucca

noun

Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin bucca (“the cheek”). Doublet of bocca and bouche.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Synonym of cheek.

Related terms: buccal, bucco-, buccula

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