Buccan

/bəˈkæn/ noun

A grating or framework for smoking meat; also a method of slow-roasting meat over a fire.

From Taíno (Caribbean indigenous language) 'bukkan', the frame used for smoking meat. Brought into European languages through contact with Caribbean peoples.

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