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pukka (puk′ə)

adjective

  1. Anglo-Ind. good or first-rate of its kind
  2. genuine; real

Etymology: Hindi pakka, ripe, of full weight, cooked < Sans pakva < IE base *pekw-, to cook

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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