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Meaning of "bush tucker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUSH TUCKER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUSH TUCKER

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Bush tucker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUSH TUCKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bushfood

Bushfood traditionally refers to any food native to Australia and used as sustenance by the original inhabitants, the Australian Aborigines, but it can also describe any native fauna/flora used for culinary and/or medicinal purposes, regardless of the continent or culture. Examples of Australian native animal foods include kangaroo, emu and crocodile. In particular, kangaroo is quite common and can be found in many normal supermarkets, often cheaper than beef. Other animals, for example goanna and witchetty grubs, were eaten by Aboriginal Australians. Fish and shellfish are culinary features of the Australian coastal communities. Examples of Australian native plant foods include the fruits: quandong, kutjera, muntries, riberry, Davidson's plum, and finger lime. Native spices include lemon myrtle, mountain pepper, and aniseed myrtle. A popular leafy vegetable is warrigal greens. Nuts include bunya nut, and the most identifiable bushfood plant harvested and sold in large scale commercial quantities is the macadamia nut. Knowledge of Aboriginal uses of fungi is meagre but beefsteak fungus and native "bread", were certainly eaten.

Definition of bush tucker in the English dictionary

The definition of bush tucker in the dictionary is any wild animal, insect, plant or plant extract, etc traditionally used as food by native Australians. Other definition of bush tucker is cooking based around ingredients taken from the Australian wilderness.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUSH TUCKER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BUSH TUCKER

bib and tucker
bloodsucker
bucker
chucker
cocksucker
ducker
fucker
humbucker
motherfucker
mucker
plucker
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seersucker
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starfucker
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tracker
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tucker
unpucker

Synonyms and antonyms of bush tucker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bush tucker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUSH TUCKER

Find out the translation of bush tucker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bush tucker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bush tucker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丛林
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bush tucker
570 millions of speakers

English

bush tucker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुश टकर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بوش تاكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Буш Такер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bush tucker
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বুশ টাকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bush
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tucker belukar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bush Tucker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブッシュ·タッカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부시 터커
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bush tucker
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bụi tucker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புஷ் டக்கர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुश टकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çalı tucker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bush
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bush Tucker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Буш Такер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bush Tucker
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Μπους tucker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bush Tucker
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bush tucker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bush tucker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bush tucker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSH TUCKER»

The term «bush tucker» is regularly used and occupies the 85.427 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSH TUCKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bush tucker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUSH TUCKER»

Discover the use of bush tucker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bush tucker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bush Tucker Magic
You gotta wait for the coals in the fire and just put 'em on top that's all.
Jan Palethorpe, 1997
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Bush Tucker: Australia's Wild Food Harvest
Uses of wild foods; plant use; medicinal use of plants; Uluru; Yarrabah; foods of the First Fleet; wild coffees; wild teas; native cherry; seashore fruits; pigfaces; rainforest fruits; outback fruits; feral fruits; seeds; nuts; beans; peas; ...
Tim Low, 1989
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Excel HSC Standard English 2004-5
'Bush Tucker Man' was the title given to him by the Aboriginal people of Cape York. Hiddins retired as a major from the Army in 1989. Hiddins also has a keen interest in the early history of white settlement and exploration in Australia, ...
Barry Spurr, Lloyd Cameron, 2003
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Bush Tucker and Medicine of the Jawoyn
This series is about living in the environment, with a special focus on the foods and medicines that are an integral part of the survival of indigenous peoples all around Australia.
Annie Nayina Milgin, Liz Thompson, Margaret Katherine, 2009
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Excel Senior High School Fundamentals of English
In order to complete this section you need to get a copy of the video The Bush Tucker Man: Stories of Survival with Les Hiddins, ABC Video, 1 996, which includes the four titles set for study: • 'Gold Fever' • 'The Passionate Prussian' • The Great ...
David Mahony, 2002
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Bush Tucker and Medicine of the Ndjébbana
This series is about living in the environment, with a special focus on the foods and medicines that are an integral part of the survival of indigenous peoples all around Australia.
Annie Nayina Milgin, Clare Bawudba, Liz Thompson, 2009
7
Bush Tucker and Medicine of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands
This series is about living in the environment, with a special focus on the foods and medicines that are an integral part of the survival of indigenous peoples all around Australia.
Annie Nayina Milgin, Dulcie Watson, Elizabeth Holland, 2009
8
Aboriginal Plant Collectors: Botanists and Australian ...
In Australian English, 'bush tucker' is defined as 'wild, not domesticated food'.5 While it can refer to any food taken from the bush, it has also been used to describe the 'simple fare', such as billy tea and damper, which the colonists lived on ...
Philip A. Clarke, 2008
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Society and Environment: E. British arrival in Australia ; ...
... flora, traditions, bush tucker, cycads, nectar, hunting, gathering • The following websites are recommended: Teacher Australian Bush Tucker http://www. globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg0597/bushtuck.html Contemporary Use of Bush Tucker ...
R.I.C. Publications Pty, Limited, R.I.C. Publications, 2001
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Society and Environment. E. Teachers Guide
... traditions, bush tucker, cycads, nectar, hunting, gathering • The following websites are recommended: Teacher Australian Bush Tucker http://www. globalgourmet. com/food/egg/egg0597/bushtuck. html Contemporary Use of Bush Tucker ...
R.I.C. Publications, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUSH TUCKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bush tucker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bush tucker and local plants inspire Noongar garden
"My vision would be that local Noongar mob and our elders would go bush, dig up some bush tucker bring it back here, plant it in the garden ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
2
Geordie TV pair And and Dec enjoy a meal at Llandovery's Castle …
Ant and Dec are usually seen subjecting celebrities to torturous Bush Tucker Trials which involve eating bugs and the unmentionable parts of ... «Carmarthen Journal, Jul 15»
3
Indigenous tourism: Sand Dune Adventures and RT Tours add fun …
There's a walking tour through The Rocks in Sydney, bush tucker at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and Melbourne, or an Aboriginal ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
NAIDOC Week cultural gathering in Bellingen this Tuesday
... to Country in Gumbaynggirr language, a flag raising ceremony, music, dance, games, library activities and a bush tucker morning tea. «Coffs Coast Advocate, Jul 15»
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Dining in Cairns
There isn't a backyard barbeque, bush tucker brunch or brilliant gourmet restaurant that will not entice your tongue as you sample your way ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
Top 10 budget restaurants and cafes in Newquay
... to a Bush Tucker breakfast (with Cornish bacon and 'roo sausages) and crocodile and black pudding croquettes (which didn't work for me). «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
The Blak Markets
There will be bush tucker to try, traditional knowledge workshops and a riverside cycling experience. When and Where: From 5 to 12 July, ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
8
Schools celebrate Aboriginal culture
"Students then participated in six themed rotations including spear throwing and bush tucker gardening with staff from Barambah ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Oxford English Dictionary unveils 500 new words ... and new uses …
Bush tucker Animals or plants , usually uncooked, eaten by native Australians. In ITV's I'm A Celebrity. Double-dip recession A recession ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Happiness born of connectedness lifts up Aboriginal Australians
Life is supplemented with bush tucker and everyone works together and shares what they have. Among the basics of life, there is resilience. «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»

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