/ ˈjækə; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) work, especially of a hard physical kind :
hard yakka
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WORD ORIGIN
from Yagara (an extinct Aboriginal language of Queensland) yaga to work.
/ ˈjækə; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) work, especially of a hard physical kind :
hard yakka
••
WORD ORIGIN
from Yagara (an extinct Aboriginal language of Queensland) yaga to work.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005