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Pooka

//ˈpuːkə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.

    "The pooka had befriended the kindly old man."

  2. 2
    A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old Irish púca (“goblin, sprite”), perhaps from a (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ultimately from Old English pūca (“demon”). Doublet of bucca and puck.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).

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