chukker

chuk ker |ˈCHəkər ˈtʃəkər |(also chukka ) ▶noun each of a number of periods (typically six ) into which play in a game of polo is divided. A chukker lasts 7 1 /2 minutes. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Hindi cakkar, from Sanskrit cakra ‘circle or wheel. ’