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puk.

fissure, crack

3 characters1 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpuk]
  1. fissure, crack

    inanimate · masculine
  2. bud

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete · poetic
Where this word comes from

From the root of pukat (“to burst”) and related pučet (“to sprout”).

noun[ˈpuk]
  1. puck (mischievous spirit)

    animate · masculine · rare
Where this word comes from

From English puck, from Old English pūca.

noun[ˈpuk]
  1. puck

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

From English puck, either a byform of poke or from Irish poc.

noun[ˈpuk]
  1. pleat, fold

    in-plural · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

From dialectal/archaic German Bug (“curve”, also “crease”), deverbal from biegen.

intj[ˈpuk]
  1. sound imitating a puff, smoke (typically from a pipe)

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun[ˈpuk]
  1. puff of smoke

    dialectal · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

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