"puku" meaning in English

See puku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpuːkuː/ Forms: pukus [plural]
Etymology: From Zulu mpuku. Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{der|en|zu|mpuku}} Zulu mpuku Head templates: {{en-noun}} puku (plural pukus)
  1. A medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii). Categories (lifeform): Antelopes Synonyms: pookoo Translations (antelope): poekoe (Afrikaans), pucu [masculine] (Catalan), puku [masculine] (French), puku [masculine] (Romanian), пу́ку (púku) [masculine] (Russian), puku [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-puku-en-noun-hyDjC7~1 Disambiguation of Antelopes: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 25 12 2 3 26 3 2 11 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 1 2 31 2 2 15 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʊkʉː/ [New-Zealand] Forms: pukus [plural], puku [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori puku. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|puku}} Maori puku Head templates: {{en-noun|+|puku}} puku (plural pukus or puku)
  1. (New Zealand) The belly. Tags: New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-puku-en-noun-7PIT7JyF Categories (other): New Zealand English, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 25 12 2 3 26 3 2 11 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 1 2 31 2 2 15 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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