kachcha

[ kuhch-chuh ]

adjective

1. a variant of kutcha.

Example Sentences

As incomes rise, “kachcha” houses, which are made of mud, are converted into “pucca” houses, those made of stone or brick, and “pucca” houses upgraded with fresh paintwork and tiled floors.

From New York Times

Last week Kachcha Tivu, Tamil words that mean barren island, gained a measure of international prominence by becoming the center of one of history's more ridiculous disputes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Ceylonese, who are predominantly Buddhist, based their claim largely on the fact that St. Anthony's church on Kachcha Tivu fell within the diocese of the Roman Catholic bishop of the northern Ceylonese city of Jaffna.

From Time Magazine Archive

When word of Ceylon's claim reached New Delhi, no one at first knew which island the Ceylonese were laying claim to; after all, there is little on Kachcha Tivu but cacti.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kachcha Tivu, a square-shaped island nesting among the waves of the Palk Strait between India and Ceylon, is about a fifth as large as New York City's Central Park.

From Time Magazine Archive