As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
buckra (plural buckras)
(Caribbean) A white person.
(dated, now, rare, African-American Vernacular, derogatory) A poor white person.
buckra (not comparable)
(African-American Vernacular, archaic) White.
• burcak
Source: Wiktionary
Buck"ra, n. Etym: [In the language of the Calabar coast, buckra means "demon, a powerful and superior being." J.L.Wilson.]
Definition: A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.
Buck"ra, a.
Definition: White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.