Where does “buccan” come from?

buccan (English) comes from French boucan, from Old Tupi moka'ẽ, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mokaʔẽ — to buccan.

buccan (English): A framework or grill upon which meat is laid to...

Definitions

  1. A framework or grill upon which meat is laid to...

Ancestry of “buccan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboucanracket, hubbub; a boucan
2Old Tupimoka'ẽbuccan
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*mokaʔẽto buccan
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mokaʔẽEvery word from Old Tupi moka'ẽEvery word from French boucan