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Definition of pukka - 3 dictionary results

puk⋅ka

  [puhk-uh]
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–adjective Anglo-Indian.
genuine, reliable, or good; proper.
Also, pucka.

Origin:
1690–1700; < Hindi pakkā cooked, ripe, mature
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puk·ka also puck·a   (pŭk'ə)   
adj.  
  1. Genuine; authentic.
  2. Superior; first-class.

[Hindi pakkā, cooked, ripe, from Sanskrit pakva-, from pacati, he cooks; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Pukka

Puk"ka\, a. Same as Pucka. [India]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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