pookaun

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UK/ˈpuːkɔːn/US/ˈpuˌkɔn/cot caught merger/ˈpuˌkɑn/Ireland/ˈpuːkɒːn/

noun

A kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.

OriginIrish púcán →
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Meanings

nounpookaun (plural pookauns)

plural pookauns · alternative pookawn · alternative pookhaun · alternative pucan

  1. IrelandA kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.

Origin

  1. Irishpúcán“fishing-smack”
  2. Englishpookaun

Borrowed from Irish púcán (“fishing-smack”).

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APA

pookaun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pookaun

MLA

“pookaun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pookaun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pookaun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pookaun.

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