pooka

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
    — The pooka had befriended the kindly old man.
  2. A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects

词形变化

pookas plural phooka alternative phouka alternative pookas plural

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Hawaiian pukabor.
English pooka
Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).
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