pooka

/P UW1 K AH0/
noun
  1. 1

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

    โ€œThe pooka had befriended the kindly old man.โ€

noun
  1. 1

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

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