kutcha
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of kutcha
First recorded in 1830–35; from Hindi kaccā “raw, uncooked, unripe, immature”
Example Sentences
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As a child, Akter, who goes by the daak name Bethi, would watch as cyclones flattened Nasirpur's kutcha houses, made of mud and straw.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2022
There are two and half or three kutcha beegahs in a pucka beegah; and a pucka beegah is from 2750 to 2760 square yards.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
These houses with their grass walls and thatched roof are called kutcha, as opposed to more pretentious structures of burnt brick, with maybe a tiled sloping or flat plastered roof, which are called pucca.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by Inglis, James
I have already stated that kutcha wells, or wells without burnt brick and cement, will not last in this sandy soil, while it stands more in need of irrigation.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
They are also well watered, for the water is near the surface, and in the tight muteear soil a kutcha well, or well without masonry, will stand good for twenty seasons.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
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