any of the periods of play, each lasting 7 or 71⁄2 minutes, into which a polo match is divided
Word origin
Hindi chakar < Sans cakra, wheel: for IE base see wheel
chukker in American English
(ˈtʃʌkər)
noun
Polo
one of the periods of play
Also: chukkar
Word origin
[1895–1900; ‹ Hindi chakkar ‹ Skt cakrawheel]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, backstage, backwind, frame of reference, hit-and-run