puka
[ poo-kuh ]
noun
a small white shell found on Pacific, especially Hawaiian, beaches and strung in clusters to make necklaces.
Origin of puka
1First recorded in 1970–75; of uncertain origin
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How to use puka in a sentence
These lava beds are full of treacherous pukas and into one of them Kamehameha stumbled, sinking to his armpits.
Legends of Wailuku | Charlotte Hapai
British Dictionary definitions for puka
puka
/ (ˈpuːkɑː) /
Origin of puka
1Māori
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