"puka" meaning in English

See puka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpuːkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puka.wav Forms: pukas [plural]
Rhymes: -uːkə Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|puka||hole}} Hawaiian puka (“hole”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} puka (plural pukas)
  1. A small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces.
    Sense id: en-puka-en-noun-CM5cnQFA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 8 35 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 10 2 22 24 3 2 4 3 7 3 1 11 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpuːkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puka.wav Forms: pukas [plural]
Rhymes: -uːkə Etymology: Borrowed from Irish púca (“hobgoblin”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|púca||hobgoblin}} Irish púca (“hobgoblin”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} puka (plural pukas)
  1. Alternative form of pooka Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pooka
    Sense id: en-puka-en-noun-FTomvPvj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈpuːkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puka.wav
Rhymes: -uːkə Etymology: From Maori [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|}} Maori [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} puka
  1. The evergreen tree Meryta sinclairii, endemic to New Zealand. Synonyms: pukanui
    Sense id: en-puka-en-noun-Tw7xKY1j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 8 35 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 10 2 22 24 3 2 4 3 7 3 1 11 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 1 21 24 2 2 3 2 8 2 1 15 12
  2. The epiphytic plant Griselinia lucida, native to New Zealand. Synonyms: akapuka
    Sense id: en-puka-en-noun-RD4HEXdD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 8 35 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 10 2 22 24 3 2 4 3 7 3 1 11 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 1 21 24 2 2 3 2 8 2 1 15 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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