Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seotda

/ˈsɔt.dɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: seot-da
IPA: /ˈsɔt.dɑː/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Korean card game with betting and bluffing, played with hwatu cards, similar to baccarat and the Japanese game oicho-kabu

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Games played with hwatu cards include minhwatu, go-stop, yukbaek, sambong, ppeong, and games similar to tujeon, such as jitgottaeng and seotda."
"The lyrics of "Ddaeng" for instance, which is a song that BTS released for free, are impossible to understand without knowledge about seotda, which is a game type for Korean gambling cards (hwatu). Therefore, fan translations of "Ddaeng" provide detailed rules of seotda alongside the English lyrics."
"He'd dug up a pack of hwatu cards from somewhere inside his bag, and he projects his voice as he gravely says, "The name of the game is seotda.""

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 섰다 (seotda).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce seotda?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɔt.dɑː/.
What does seotda mean?: A Korean card game with betting and bluffing, played with hwatu cards, similar to baccarat and the Japanese game oicho-kabu
Where does seotda come from?: Borrowed from Korean 섰다 (seotda).

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