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PUCKA
pukka, pucka
(adjective) absolutely first class and genuine; “pukka sahib”; “pukka quarters with a swarm of servants”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
pucka (comparative more pucka, superlative most pucka)
Alternative form of pukka.
Source: Wiktionary
Puck"a, a. [Written also pukka.] [Hind. pakka cooked, ripe, solid.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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