Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laotong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lao-tong
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cultural practice in Hunan, China, that bonded two girls together as kindred sisters with a formal contract.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 老同.

Word Breakdown

Root: 老同

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does laotong mean?: A cultural practice in Hunan, China, that bonded two girls together as kindred sisters with a formal contract.
Where does laotong come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 老同.

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