"bucca" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌk.ə/ Forms: buccas [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkə Etymology: Borrowed from Cornish bucca. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kw|bucca}} Cornish bucca Head templates: {{en-noun}} bucca (plural buccas)
  1. (UK) A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, traditionally believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-bucca-en-noun-pPIWBoyV Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌk.ə/ Forms: buccae [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bucca (“the cheek”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|bucca||the cheek}} Latin bucca (“the cheek”) Head templates: {{en-noun|buccae}} bucca (plural buccae)
  1. (anatomy) Synonym of cheek. Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: cheek [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bucca-en-noun-dIY~fsMQ Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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