Buccan
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A buccan is a native South American and Caribbean name for a wooden framework or hurdle on which meat was roasted or smoked over a fire, similar to the original meaning of a barbecue. [1]
The term "Buccaneer" for pirates or privateers, is said to be derrived from buccan. In the Caribbean, these seafarers would smoke fish, wild pigs and turtles to provision their ships. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary
- ^ Time Life Books, series entitled: The Seafarers; volume: The Pirates.
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