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- [puhk-uh]
- /ˈpʌk ə/
- /ˈpʌk.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhk-uh]
- /ˈpʌk ə/
Definitions of pukka word
- adjective pukka genuine, reliable, or good; proper. 1
- adjective pukka proper, authentic 1
- adjective pukka If you describe something or someone as pukka, you mean that they are real or genuine, and of good quality. 0
- adjective pukka properly or perfectly done, constructed, etc 0
- adjective pukka genuine 0
- adjective pukka good or first-rate of its kind 0
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Origin of pukka
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700, pukka is from the Hindi word pakkā cooked, ripe, mature
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Parts of speech for Pukka
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pukka popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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