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puka

[ poo-kuh ]

noun

  1. a small white shell found on Pacific, especially Hawaiian, beaches and strung in clusters to make necklaces.


puka

/ ˈpuːkɑː /

noun

  1. another name for broadleaf
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of puka1

First recorded in 1970–75; of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of puka1

Māori
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Example Sentences

From the word puka, abrupt phenomenon, and the verb saugi, outflowing.

When the kumu reached the door on his return, he made himself known by reciting a mele wehe puka, the conventional password.

Here, in the dense puka and mangrove scrub, there was hope of safety.

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