kutcha
English
Alternative forms
- cutcha, kacha, kachcha, kuchcha
Etymology
From Hindi कच्चा (kaccā, “raw, unripe”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʌtʃə/
Adjective
kutcha (comparative more kutcha, superlative most kutcha)
- Imperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate.
Antonyms
- pukka
Noun
kutcha (uncountable)
- Dried brick or mud, used as a material.
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 215:
- The only reasonable objection that could be made was its being cutcha—that is, built with mud instead of mortar.
- 1909, Rudyard Kipling, “The Hill of Illusion”, in Under the Deodars (The Works of Rudyard Kipling), Edinburgh de Luxe edition, Boston, Mass.; London: The Edinburgh Society, OCLC 903478325, page 84:
- Does the Station go on still? That was ages and ages ago. It must be crumbling to pieces. All except the Amirtollah kutcha road. I don't believe that could crumble till the Day of Judgment.
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 215:
Anagrams
- Kuchta