boucanier

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French

Etymology

From boucan +‎ -ier; the original sense of the word is "adventurer hunting game to smoke its meat and sell its fur".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.ka.nje/
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Noun

boucanier m (plural boucaniers)

  1. buccaneer
    • 1921, Alain, Propos:
      Au temps de Rousseau, le paisible voyageur qui naviguait en Méditerranée risquait de tomber aux mains des pirates, (...) Aujourd’hui, puisque les aventures de boucaniers reviennent à la mode, on aura occasion de penser à ce temps, (...) où l’Océan n’était pas le plus redoutable ennemi des navigateurs.
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Descendants

  • English: buccaneer
  • Italian: bucaniere
  • Sicilian: bucaneri

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