Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - buccaneer
Buccaneer
buccaneer
n. & v. --n. 1 a pirate, orig. off the Spanish-American coasts. 2 an unscrupulous adventurer. --v.intr. be a buccaneer. Derivatives buccaneering n. & adj. buccaneerish adj. Etymology: F boucanier f. boucaner cure meat on a barbecue f. boucan f. Tupi mukem
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noun Etymology: French boucanier woodsman, pirate (in the 17th century West Indies), from boucaner to smoke meat, from boucan wooden frame for smoking meat, from Tupi mokaʔe, mbokaʔe, from mo-, mbocausative marker + kaʔế to be roasted, dried Date: 1686 any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies, an unscrupulous adventurer especially in politics or business, ~ intransitive verb ~ish adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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