Etymology

pūkeko

Today it means: Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus). Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori pūkeko
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed frompūkeko
  2. English todaypūkeko

Borrowed from Māori pūkeko.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.