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• Chukka — can refer to: The periods of play in polo Chukka boots, a type of ankle length boot This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the …   Wikipedia

• chukka — ► NOUN ▪ each of a number of periods (typically six) into which play in a game of polo is divided. ORIGIN Sanskrit, circle or wheel …   English terms dictionary

• chukka — noun 1. (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided • Syn: ↑chukker • Topics: ↑polo • Hypernyms: ↑part, ↑section, ↑division …   Useful english dictionary

• chukka — chuk·ka (chŭkʹə) © School Division, Houghton Mifflin Company n. A short, ankle length boot having two or three pairs of eyelets.   [Alteration of chukker(so called because polo players wear a similar boot).] * * * …   Universalium

• chukka — noun A chukker …   Wiktionary

• chukka — chuk·ka || tʃʌkÉ™ n. chukkar, any of the six playing periods in a polo game that lasts 7 1/2 minutes (Sports); type of boot …   English contemporary dictionary

• chukka — [ tʃʌkə] (US also chukker) noun each of a number of periods (typically six, of 7 1/2 minutes each) into which play in a game of polo is divided. Origin C19: from Hindi cakkar, from Sanskrit cakra circle or wheel …   English new terms dictionary

• chukka — /ˈtʃʌkə / (say chukuh) noun (in polo) one of the periods of play. Also, chukker. {Hindi cakkar} …   Australian English dictionary

• chukka —   n. one of the periods into which game of polo is divided …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Chukka Ramaiah — Born 20 November 1928 (1928 11 20) (age 82) Occupation Educator and Politician Dr. Chukka Ramaiah (born 20 November 1928) popularly known as IIT Ramaiah is an Indian educationist and MLC of Andhra Pradesh. He is an acclaimed expert in IIT… …   Wikipedia