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puku

Syllables: pu·ku/ˈpuːkuː/

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New Zealand/ˈpʊkʉː/

puku noun: a medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).

puku: a medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii)
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Noun (1)

puku (plural pukus)

  1. A medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).

Noun (2)

puku (plural pukus or puku)

  1. (New Zealand) The belly.
    • He groaned loud with his mouth open. Then he wet himself. And then he rolled over on to his puku.2011, Anahera Gildea, Anita Tipene, Ann French, Huia Short Stories 9: Contemporary Maori Fiction, volume 9

Forms of puku

pluralpukus
alternative formpookoo
pluralpuku

Origin of puku

From Zulu mpuku.

Borrowed from Māori puku.

Questions about puku

What does puku mean?
Puku means a medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).
What part of speech is puku?
Puku is a noun.
How do you pronounce puku?
Puku is pronounced /ˈpuːkuː/.
What is the plural of puku?
The plural of puku is pukus.

Words near puku in the dictionary

  1. pukkaness
  2. Pukkumerian
  3. Pukkumerians
  4. Pukou
  5. PUKs
  6. puku
  7. pukus
  8. Pukwei
  9. pukwudgie
  10. pukwudgies
  11. puky

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