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pu·ka
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ˈpu
kə
/
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[
poo
-k
uh
]
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noun
a small white shell found on Pacific, especially Hawaiian, beaches and strung in clusters to make necklaces.
Origin:
1970–75;
of uncertain origin
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puka
(ˈpuːkɑː)
—
n
,
pl
puka
(
NZ
) another name for
broadleaf
[Māori]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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