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chukka

noun
chuk·ka | \ˈchə-kə \

Definition of chukka 

: a usually ankle-high leather boot with two or three pairs of eyelets or a buckle and strap

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 Through a doorway at the back of a ramen shop is an intimate little spot serving cocktails and Japanese bites like fried baby octopus (chukka idako). — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, "An Outdoor Outpost of Tulum, in Hudson Square," 3 July 2018 Dropping today are three versions of the made-in-England chukka in beige, black, and purple— — Scott Christian, Esquire, "Drake's OVO x Clarks Desert Boots Have Finally Arrived," 26 May 2017

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First Known Use of chukka

1948, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for chukka

chukka, alteration of chukker; from a similar polo player's boot

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