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kaccha
Hindi · medieval
"raw, unripe, makeshift"
meant 'raw, uncooked, unripe, makeshift'
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Stage 2 of 2
cutcha
English · 1830s
"crude, makeshift, or temporary, especially of buildings"
British colonials in India adopted the word for crude, temporary construction, contrasted with 'pucka'
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