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5 entries found for pukka.
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puk·ka also puck·a ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pk)
adj. --Genuine; authentic. Superior; first-class.
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pukka was Word of the Day on November 18, 2002.
pukka - \Puk"ka\, a. Same as Pucka. [India]
pukka - Pucka \Puck"a\, a. [Written also pukka.] [Hind. pakk[=a] cooked, ripe, solid.] Good of its kind; -- variously used as implying substantial, real, fixed, sure, etc., and specif., of buildings, made of brick and mortar. [India]
It's pukka famine, by the looks of it. --Kipling.
pukka - adj : (India) absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants" [syn: pucka]
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