Bucca is a descendant of buccal.
As an adjective buccal
is of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth.
As a noun bucca is
a storm spirit in Cornish folklore, formerly believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities.
buccal
English
Adjective
(-)
Of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth.
(dentistry, of a premolar or molar) On the side facing the cheek.
(medicine, of a drug) Administered in the mouth, not by swallowing but by absorption through the skin of the cheek; often by placing between the top gum and the inside of the lip.
Antonyms
* (of a tooth) lingual
Synonyms
* genal
Coordinate terms
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Derived terms
* buccal cavity
* buccal pumping
* transbuccal
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bucca
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(UK) A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, formerly believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities.
* 2008 , Oliver Berry, Belinda Dixon, Devon, Cornwall & Southwest England (page 273)
- a fabled menagerie of fairies, buccas , sprites and giants
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