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pooka

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poo⋅ka

  [poo-kuh]
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–noun
puca.

pu⋅ca

  [poo-kuh]
–noun
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
Also, pooka.

Origin:
< Ir púca; see Puck
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poo·ka   (pōō'kə)   
n.  A mischievous spirit in Irish folklore.

[Irish púca, from Old Irish, probably from Old English pūca, goblin.]
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