Definition of dekko

dekko

noun

a look. Origin: from Hindi, brought to southeast England by the British army returning from India. The word has been used outside its mother language for at least 50 years.
Let's have a dekko.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to look, see.
Last edited on Apr 06 2013. Submitted by Mark Ostrowski from Mongolia on Jun 05 1997.

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