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pūkeko

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈpuːkɛkoʊ/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈpʉːkeko/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈpʉːkekʌʉ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-Zealand

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pūkeko.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: talève australe — Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
  • French: pukeko — Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
  • Italian: pollo sultano australasiano — Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
  • Māori: pūkeko — Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
  • Polish: modrzyk ciemny — Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
  • Russian: пуке́ко (pukéko) — Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
  • Russian: австрали́йская султа́нка (avstralíjskaja sultánka) — Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
  • Spanish: calamón pukeko — Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen
  • Swedish: purpurhöna — Australasian swamphen — see also Australasian swamphen