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chuk·ka | \ ˈchə-kə 
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\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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Recent Examples on the Web Prince Harry looked equally as laid-back in a gray T-shirt, faded black khakis, a DIY bandana mask, and chestnut-coloured chukka boots.
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Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, "Meghan Markle’s Baseball Cap Marks The Beginning Of A New Era," 21 Apr. 2020 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).
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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—
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Scott Christian, Esquire, "Drake's OVO x Clarks Desert Boots Have Finally Arrived," 26 May 2017
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The first known use of chukka was in 1948
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