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pukka
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
a. 1 genuine or authentic 2 superior or of high quality; first-class 3 ripe (of fruit) 4 fully cooked (of food)
WordNet
adj. absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants" [syn: pucka]
Wikipedia
Pukka (Hindi , Urdu pakkā) is a word of Hindi and Urdu origin, literally meaning "cooked, ripe" and figuratively "fully formed", "solid", "permanent", "for real" or "sure". In UK slang, it can mean "genuine" or simply "very good"; see also pukka sahib.
It may also refer to:
In business:
- Pukka Pies, a United Kingdom foods manufacturer
- Pukka Herbs, an Ayurvedic herbal remedies company
- Pukka Electric MiniBike, a small, battery-powered vehicle
People:
- Erkki Pukka, Finnish 1960s ski jumper
- Mikko Pukka, Finnish ice hockey defenceman
Other uses:
- Pukka or pucca, a category of Indian vernacular architecture
- Pukka, winner of the 1925 Hobart Cup, Tasmania's premier Thoroughbred horse race
- Pukka Orchestra a Canadian new wave band in the 1980s
Usage examples of "pukka".
Blade knew that the Khad had sent a messenger to Pukka, in the south of Cath, to demand a great ransom for him.
I come from Pukka, sent as special envoy by the High Emperor of all the Caths, to replace the Low Emperor, Mei Saka, and find out why you Mongs cannot be defeated.
It is true that I come from Pukka, sent as special envoy by the High Emperor of all the Caths, to replace the Low Emperor, Mei Saka, and find out why you Mongs cannot be defeated.
These are all pukka sahibs, Englishmen, many officers of the Army who once dwelt in your homeland and, I presume, did harm to your people there.