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pookaun

UK/ˈpuːkɔːn/US/ˈpuˌkɔn/

pookaun noun: a kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.

Noun

pookaun (plural pookauns)

  1. (Ireland) A kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.

Forms of pookaun

pluralpookauns
alternative formpookawn
alternative formpookhaun
alternative formpucan

Origin of pookaun

Borrowed from Irish púcán (“fishing-smack”).

Questions about pookaun

What does pookaun mean?
Pookaun means a kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.
What part of speech is pookaun?
Pookaun is a noun.
How do you pronounce pookaun?
Pookaun is pronounced /ˈpuːkɔːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of pookaun?
The plural of pookaun is pookauns.

Words near pookaun in the dictionary

  1. Pook
  2. pooka
  3. pookah
  4. pookahs
  5. pookas
  6. pookaun
  7. pookauns
  8. pookawn
  9. pookawns
  10. pookhaun
  11. pookhauns

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