Meanings
nounpūkeko (plural pūkeko or pūkekos)
plural pūkekos · alternative pukeko
- New ZealandAustralasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus).First known use 19th c.
I had my place to sit, on the fallen birch log by the creek, where I could watch the pukeko, the ducks and the eels, and look through the sheltering willows to the paddock […].
1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 211
Origin
- Māoripūkeko
- Englishpūkeko
Borrowed from Māori pūkeko.
More words from Māori
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French talève australe, pukeko
- talève australeAustralasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
- pukekoAustralasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
Italian pollo sultano australasiano
- pollo sultano australasianoAustralasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
Māori pūkeko
- pūkekoAustralasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
Polish modrzyk ciemny
- modrzyk ciemnyAustralasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
Russian пуке́ко, австрали́йская султа́нка
- пуке́ко (pukéko)Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
- австрали́йская султа́нка (avstralíjskaja sultánka)Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
Spanish calamón pukeko
- calamón pukekoAustralasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
Swedish purpurhöna
- purpurhönaAustralasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
Cite this entry
APA
pūkeko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C5%ABkeko
MLA
“pūkeko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C5%ABkeko. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pūkeko,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C5%ABkeko.
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