Buccan

A buccan is a native South American and Caribbean name[1]for a wooden framework or hurdle on which meat was roasted or smoked over a fire, similar to the original meaning of a barbecue. [2]

The term "Buccaneer" for pirates or privateers, is said to be[1] derived from buccan. In the Caribbean, these seafarers would smoke fish, wild pigs and turtles to provision their ships. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Diccionario de Etimologías[1]
  2. ^ Oxford English Dictionary
  3. ^ Time Life Books, series entitled: The Seafarers; volume: The Pirates.