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di lo

[ˌt˭iː˨ ˈloː˦]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
di -lo
IPA
[ˌt˭iː˨ ˈloː˦]
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Undiluted; with no extra water added to dilute it, making it thicker than kopi gau.

Colloquial

Etymology

From Hokkien 直落 (ti̍t-lo̍h, “directly from the jug; to pour straight into the cup”, literally “straight down”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

di loh (alternative) di lok (alternative) ti lok (alternative) tit lok (alternative)

Phrases

gah dai siew dai

Frequently Paired Words

C gah dai gau kosong O peng po siew dai

Questions

How do you pronounce di lo?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˌt˭iː˨ ˈloː˦].
What does di lo mean?
Undiluted; with no extra water added to dilute it, making it thicker than kopi gau.
Where does di lo come from?
From Hokkien 直落 (ti̍t-lo̍h, “directly from the jug; to pour straight into the cup”, literally “straight down”).

How to pronounce di lo

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