"boucan" meaning in English

See boucan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: boucans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boucan (plural boucans)
  1. Alternative spelling of buccan Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: buccan
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Inflected forms

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