http://www.answers.com/pukka&r=67

puk·ka also puck·a (pŭk'ə)
adj.
Genuine; authentic.
Superior; first-class.

Bei answers.com wird "richtig" als Deutsch Übersetzung vorgeschlagen, was ich persönlich nicht so toll finde, bin aber keine Muttersprachlerin!

I've only ever seen it spelt as pukka but it seems that pucka is also correct.

Das kenne ich als "pukkah"

Das New Oxford Dictionary of English sagt:
pukka (also pukkah) Adjective: genuine
- of or appropriate to high or respectable society ...
- informal: excellent: That Danny is totally gorgeous." "Yea, pukka haircut."

I don't think there's an official spelling for Cockney words. I'd spell the word in question "Pukka", as does Jamie Oliver in his cookbooks (I happen to have one on my hard drive...).

bhe - I consider pukka to be of Indian origin, not Cockney
17c: from Hindi pakka cooked, firm or ripe.
http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/chre...
whether it is a typical word used by Cockneys is a different matter, but the spelling of it in English language dictionaries has pukka as first variant, then pukkah, occasionally pucka

:o)

Support odondon but am not sure about Christpoh's suggestions for the German translation. I hear the word far more often as meaning genuine, "the real' thing", as opposed to first class. Other views?

I would agree with Roger. Pukka, I think, is an Indian word brought to the UK by colonials years ago. Sorry, I don't have time to check in depth at the moment!

mein PONS COLLINS 2000 listst
echt, erstklassig, anständig, und vornehm als mögliche Übersetzungen.

Die ersten drei entsprechen den Einträgen bei bartleby oder MW, wo das vornehm erkommt weiß ich allerdings nicht.