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pukka fever

pukka fever noun: a putrid or bilious fever of tropical climates.

Noun

pukka fever (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A putrid or bilious fever of tropical climates.

Forms of pukka fever

alternative formpucca fever
alternative formpucka fever

Questions about pukka fever

What does pukka fever mean?
Pukka fever means a putrid or bilious fever of tropical climates.
What part of speech is pukka fever?
Pukka fever is a noun.

Words near pukka fever in the dictionary

  1. pukis
  2. pukish
  3. Pukistani
  4. Pukistanis
  5. pukka
  6. pukka fever
  7. pukka sahib
  8. pukka sahibs
  9. pukkah
  10. pukkaness
  11. Pukkumerian

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