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kutcha

  • /ˈkʌtʃə/ UK

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From Hindi कच्चा (kaccā, “raw, unripe”).

adjective more kutcha · most kutcha · cutcha · kacha · kachcha · kuchcha

  1. South Asia Imperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate.
  2. South Asia Built from natural materials, especially unfired mud and thatch. The manager publicly announced that the kutcha house loan was for those who lived in thatched huts and the linkage loan for those who lived in tiled houses!

Opposite: pukka

noun cutcha · kacha · kachcha · kuchcha

  1. South Asia, uncountable Dried brick or mud, used as a material. The only reasonable objection that could be made was its being cutcha—that is, built with mud instead of mortar.

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Opposite: pukka

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"kutcha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kutcha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kutcha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kutcha

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"kutcha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kutcha.

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@misc{kutcha_2026,
  title = {kutcha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kutcha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}