Chukker

/ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɚ/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.

    "‘Let's have another chukker.’"

  2. 2
    (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चक्कर (cakkar), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Doublet of chakra, chakram, charkha, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.

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