chukker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɚ/ (US)
- /ˈtʃʌ.kə/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चक्कर (cakkar), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Doublet of chakra, chakram, charkha, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.
Meanings
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Any of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
‘Let's have another chukker.’
1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chukkar | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chucker | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chukka | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chukkers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fi erä (playing period in polo)