Definition
Plural of bucko; Irish or rowdy young men, sometimes referring to swaggering fellows or bullies.
Etymology
From Irish 'bacach' (cripple, later generalized to rough man) or 'buachaill' (boy). The term entered English slang to describe rough or swaggering young men, particularly in Irish contexts.
Kelly Says
Buckoes were the rowdy working-class guys in 19th-century Irish urban life—not quite villains, but definitely trouble-makers. The term has an almost affectionate roughness to it, like 'ruffians' but less sinister!
Translations
ARالعربية
قراصنة
qara-sna
CSČeština
piráti
pee-ra-tee
DADansk
pirater
pee-ra-ter
DEDeutsch
Piraten
pee-ra-ten
ELΕλληνικά
πειρατές
pee-ra-tes
ESEspañol
bucaneros
boo-ka-neh-rohs
FAفارسی
دزدان دریایی
dezdan-e darya-ee
FISuomi
piratit
pee-ra-tee
FRFrançais
bucaniers
boo-k-an-ee-ay
HAHA
ma'aikata
ma-ai-ka-ta
HEעברית
פיראטים
pee-ra-tim
HUMagyar
kalózok
ka-lo-zok
IDBahasa Indonesia
bajak laut
ba-jak laut
ITItaliano
pirati
pee-ra-tee
KKKK
қазына табу
qa-zyna ta-bu
KMKM
អ្នកប្រមាញ់
a-nk pra-ma-anh
MSBahasa Melayu
penculik laut
pen-chu-lik laut
NLNederlands
piraten
pee-ra-ten
NONorsk
pirater
pee-ra-ter
PTPortuguês
bucaneiros
boo-ka-nay-rohs
RORomână
pirati
pee-ra-tee
RUРусский
пираты
pee-ra-ty
SVSvenska
pirater
pee-ra-ter
SWKiswahili
wadudu
wa-doo-doo
TAதமிழ்
கடற்படை
kadal-padai
TLTL
mga pirata
mga pee-ra-ta
TRTürkçe
korsanlar
kor-san-lar
UKУкраїнська
пірати
pee-ra-ty
VITiếng Việt
cướp biển
chup bien
ZUZU
abakwethi
a-ba-kwe-thi