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pukka (pucca, pakka)
12016-05-23T10:48:47+00:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1422Glossaryplain2016-05-31T11:53:38+00:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1(Hindustani) Proper, ripe, or complete. As Hobson-Jobson indicates, "pukka" was widely used by Anglo-Indians to describe various ideas of solidity, ripeness, or trustworthiness ("pukka houses are being built"). Contrast to "cutcha" (kaccha)