pukka

puk·ka also puck·a  (pk)

adj.

1. Genuine; authentic.

2. Superior; first-class.

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[Hindi pakk, cooked, ripe, from Sanskrit pakva-, from pacati, he cooks; see pek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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pukka, pucka [ˈpʌkə]

adj (esp in India)

1. properly or perfectly done, constructed, etc. a pukka road

2. genuine pukka sahib

[from Hindi pakkā firm, from Sanskrit pakva]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pukka - absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants" pucka Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

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pukka

adjective (Anglo-Indian)

1. genuine, official, authentic, real, proper, on the level (informal), bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), the real McCoy He bought a pukka, rear-drive sports car.

2. proper, formal, smart, conventional, decent, posh (Brit. informal), respectable, correct, polite, genteel, presentable, decorous a pukka English gentleman

Translations

pukka [ˈpʌkə] ADJ (Brit) (= real) → auténtico, genuino; (= posh) → esnob, elegante, lujoso

pukka [ˈpʌkə] (British) adj (= genuine) → de première bourre >

pukka, pucka

adj (inf) (= genuine) → echt; (= proper) → anständig (inf); (= excellent) → eins a (inf), → erstklassig; (= posh, upper-class) → vornehm; pukka sahib → Gentleman m

pukka [ˈpʌkə] adj (fam) (genuine) → originale, autentico/a; (excellent) → eccellente, di prim'ordine
he's a pukka sahib (Brit) → è un vero gentleman