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Buckra

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Buck´ra
n.1.A white man; - a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.
a.1.White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.


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Hurston's collection even includes the occasional African word, such as in "[w]e better hurry on to work befo' de buckra get in behind us" (74, italics added).
Creating Ethnography: Zora Neale Hurston and Lydia Cabrera by Hoffman-Jeep, Lynda / African American Review
An' no matter if de buckra is at Blue Brook or up-North whe' dey stays most o' de time, I has all de victuals an' money I wants.
The rhetoric of mobility, the politics of consciousness: Julia Mood ... by Lewis, Nghana tamu / African American Review
Since Ned tacitly submits to white oppression, he rebukes his more defiant wife for speaking too loudly, "'You better quit talkin' 'bout de buckra.
The Worm Against the Word: The Hermeneutical Challenge in Hurston's ... by Ciuba, Gary / African American Review
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