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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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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