Yakka is a loan word from two different
Australian Aboriginal languages, both now commonly used in broader
Australian English vocabulary. The word may refer to:Hard
work, from the Jagara people of
Moreton Bay. It was spelled yakker or yacker until World War II . To engage in hard yakka is a common phrase in the
Australian lexicon. One of Australia's most well-known brands of work clothing is called
Hard Yakka.A grasstree, also spelled yacca or yacka,
Xanthorrhoea. Probably a loanword from a
South Australian language such as
Kaurna. It is often called blackboy, although this term is becoming somewhat
politically incorrect.The Yakka Skink, a small reptile native to Australia.There is also an Australian town, Yacka, South Australia, possibly named after the abundance of the Xanthorrhoea plant in the area.Yakka Punch, a drink made primarily with vodka and lemons, with claims of origin in Stellenbosch, South Africa
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