lanterloo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /læntəˈluː/
Etymology
From French lanturlu, originally the refrain of a 16th-century song.
Meanings
-
(countable) A meaningless chant or refrain.
The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo.
1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:
- (uncountable) A trick-taking card game popular in 17th-century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lanterloos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
loo (card game)
Translations (1)
cmn 盧牌戲 /卢牌戏 (Translations)