Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puncture-wallah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: punc-ture-wal-lah
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who repairs punctured tyres.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"[…] by the simple ploy of knocking on the door of his unsuspecting friend just when he was about to doze off for the post-prandial siesta, soliciting a paltry half-rupee to pay the puncture-wallah."
"There are plenty of puncture-wallahs in all towns and villages who will patch tubes for a couple of rupees, so chances are you won't have to fix a puncture yourself anyway."
"Luckily, if you get a flat tyre, puncture-wallahs can be found almost everywhere."

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

puncture-wallahs (plural) puncture-walla (alternative)

Questions

What does puncture-wallah mean?: A person who repairs punctured tyres.

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