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’.Want to learn more?
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