chukker
UK/ˈtʃʌ.kə/US/ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɚ/
chukker noun: any of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
Noun
chukker (plural chukkers)
- Any of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
- ‘Let's have another chukker.’1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 52
Forms of chukker
| plural | chukkers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chucker |
| alternative form | chukka |
| alternative form | chukkar |
Origin of chukker
Borrowed from Hindi चक्कर (cakkar), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Doublet of chakra, chakram, charkha, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.
Words that rhyme with chukker
Questions about chukker
- What does chukker mean?
- Chukker means any of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
- What part of speech is chukker?
- Chukker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chukker?
- Chukker is pronounced /ˈtʃʌ.kə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chukker?
- The plural of chukker is chukkers.
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