kukri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.

/ˈkʊkɹi/

kukri kukris khukuri kukuri kookeree kookri

From Nepali खुकुरी (khukurī).

Gurkha knife

kukri snake

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