pooka

pooka · noun¹

1. Old English · derived frompūca“demon”
2. Old Irish · derived frompúca“goblin, sprite”
3. English todaypooka

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.

pooka · noun²

1. Hawaiian · borrowed frompuka
2. Hawaiian · borrowed frompuka
3. English todaypooka

Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).

Words from the same roots