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puka

/ˈpuːkə/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  2. A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
  3. A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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