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) (South Asia) Imperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate. (South Asia) Built from natural materials, especially unfired mud and thatch. ==== Antonyms ==== pukka === Noun === kutcha (uncountable) (South Asia) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Kuchta