CHUKKA


Meaning of CHUKKA in English

/ ˈtʃʌkə; NAmE / noun

one of the periods of 7½ minutes into which a game of polo is divided

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Hindi cakkar , from Sanskrit cakra circle or wheel.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.