yakka

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjækə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yak′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
yak•ka  (yak′ə),USA pronunciation n. [Australian.]
  1. British Termswork, esp. hard work.
  • 1885–90; earlier spelling, spelled yacker, yakker; of obscure origin, originally

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
yakka, yakker, yacker /ˈjækə/ n
  1. Austral NZ informal work
Etymology: 19th Century: from a native Australian language

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