name
Meaning 1
A suburb of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bucca
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/ˈbʌk.ə/
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rhymes with -ʌkə
noun
Meaning 2
A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, traditionally believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Cornwall, UK
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of cheek.
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Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: cheek
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Cornish bocka. Doublet of pooka and puck.
Learned borrowing from Latin bucca (“the cheek”). Doublet of bocca and bouche.
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