pooka1
/ˈpuːkə
/noun
(In Irish mythology) a hobgoblin or sprite able to take on the form of various animals.I mean, a banshee, a pooka and leprechauns sure sound strange to me....
- He's a pooka,’ some kind of wise trickster god of, I believe, Irish origin.
- And the magic world of pisreogs and pookas come alive as the teller weaves her magic spell in a place where words are gifts to be given away.
Origin
From Irish púca.
Rhymes
pooka2
noun
Variant spelling of puka.
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