chukar

[ chuh-kahr ]
/ tʃʌˈkɑr /

noun

a partridge, Alectoris chukar, of Asia and the Near East, introduced into North America as a game bird.
Also called chukar partridge.

Origin of chukar

< Hindi cakor < Sanskrit cakora

Words nearby chukar

chug, chug-a-lug, chugach mountains, chugger, chughole, chukar, chukchee, chukchi, chukchi peninsula, chukchi sea, chukchi-kamchatkan

British Dictionary definitions for chukar

chukar
/ (tʃʌˈkɑː) /

noun

a common Indian partridge, Alectoris chukar (or graeca), having red legs and bill and a black-barred sandy plumage

Word Origin for chukar

from Hindi cakor, from Sanskrit cakora, probably of imitative origin