Talk:buckra

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Alternative etymology?[edit]

Might it be from Hindi बकरा? 173.89.236.187 16:48, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No. That etymology does not make much semantic or historical sense, and unlike this etymology, is absent from scholarly sources. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 18:00, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. The term was in use among people of African descent before there were significant numbers of Hindi speakers in the Caribbean or the southern U.S. (Aabull2016 (talk) 06:24, 1 December 2018 (UTC))[reply]