yakka
noun/ˈjækə/
/ˈjækə/
[uncountable] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)- work, especially of a hard physical kind
- hard yakka
Word Originfrom Yagara (an extinct Aboriginal language of Queensland) yaga ‘to work’.Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
yakka