Kukri
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʊkɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kukri is a noun meaning A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.
Meaning
A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.
Example Sentences
Soon, however, the bayonets of the 72nd Highlanders and the kukris of the 2nd Gurkhas began to tell.
In the later part of the Second World War it was customary in the French army to vaunt the ferocity of ‘their’ Algerian Tirailleurs against the Germans, much as the British took pride in the deeds performed by the Gurkhas with their terrible kukris.
Word Forms
- kukris
- kukuri
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include khukuri, karambit, kris, keris, tulwar, kujang.
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