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a combining form meaning “cheek,” “mouth,” used in the formation of compound words: buccolingual.

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Origin of bucco-

<Latin bucc(a) lower cheek, jaw, mouth + -o-

How to use bucco- in a sentence

The only bird I saw was a Bucco, which in voice resembled the green one of the plains.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Maccus and Bucco bear a strong resemblance to the two Zanni.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi
Maccus and Bucco were stock characters in the Atellan farce.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura|Lucius Apuleius