pooka

n. (爱尔兰民间传说中常变成动物出现的) 鬼怪, 恶精灵

发音

/ˈpuːkə/

词形变化

pookas 复数

别名

phooka phouka

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    The pooka had befriended the kindly old man.

  2. 1.

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

相关短语

shellika pooka shillig-a-booka

词源

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.

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