puku

pu·ku
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/ˈpuːkuː/New Zealand/ˈpʊkʉː/

noun

A medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).

Similar
Adenota vardoni
OriginZulu mpuku →
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Meanings

puku1

nounpuku (plural pukus)

plural pukus · alternative pookoo

  1. A medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).

puku2

nounpuku (plural pukus or puku)

plural pukus

  1. New ZealandThe belly.

    He groaned loud with his mouth open. Then he wet himself. And then he rolled over on to his puku.

    2011, Anahera Gildea, Anita Tipene, Ann French, Huia Short Stories 9: Contemporary Maori Fiction, volume 9

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan African antelope closely related to the waterbuck

Similar
Adenota vardoni
Broader
antelope

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

puku · noun

  1. Zulumpuku
  2. Englishpuku

From Zulu mpuku.

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puku · noun

  1. Māoripuku
  2. Māoripuku
  3. Englishpuku

Borrowed from Māori puku.

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Translations

Afrikaans poekoe
  • poekoeantelope
Catalan pucu
  • pucuantelope
French puku
  • pukuantelope
Polish kob lirorogi
  • kob lirorogiantelope
Romanian puku
  • pukuantelope
Russian пу́ку
  • пу́ку (púku)antelope
Swedish puku
  • pukuantelope
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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