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pooka

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈpuːkə/Sorted akoopStarts with PEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.

Word origin

From Old Irish púca (“goblin, sprite”), perhaps from a (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ultimately from Old English pūca (“demon”). Doublet of bucca and puck.

Used in a sentence

  • The pooka had befriended the kindly old man.
  • The Pooka is an animal of which, partly from the darkness of the night, and partly from the darkness that he carries about with him, the precise outline, especially of the head and neck, can never be distinguished.

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