CHUKKA


Meaning of CHUKKA in English

[ 'tʃʌkə ]

( US also chukker )

■ noun each of a number of periods (typically six, of 7 1/2 minutes each) into which play in a game of polo is divided.

Origin

C19: from Hindi cakkar , from Sanskrit cakra 'circle or wheel'.

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