POOKA


Meaning of POOKA in English

noun

also phoo·ka ˈpükə

( -s )

Etymology: Irish Gaelic pūca, perhaps from Old English, puck

: a mischievous or malignant goblin or specter held in Irish folklore to appear in the form of a horse and to haunt bogs and marshes

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