bucca|buccae in English

noun

cheek, part of the face located on either side of the nose

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2. Buccinator comes from the Latin word buccina meaning a “trumpet or shepherd’s horn.” This instrument received its name because the bucca, Latin meaning “cheek,” was used to blow into it

3. 1300, bukel, from Old French bocle "boss (of a shield)," then "shield," then by further extension "Buckle, metal ring," (12c., Modern French boucle), from Latin buccula "cheek strap of a helmet," in Late Latin "boss of a shield," diminutive of bucca "cheek" (see bouche)