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jueteng

/ˈhʊɛ.tɛŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jue-teng
IPA
/ˈhʊɛ.tɛŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An illegal numbers game lottery, using a tambiolo/tambola/tómbola container that is spun or a receptacle, sometimes shaped like a bottle or small-necked phial, that is shaken with the winning number from 1 to 37 on a ball or raffle ticket paper drawn after all bets are submitted

Uncountable

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Hokkien, via Philippine Spanish jueteng, where the use of ⟨j⟩ represents /h/ as it is spelled from Spanish orthography during the Spanish Colonial Era in the Philippines. See more at Tagalog huweteng.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hueteng (alternative) huweteng (alternative)

Derived Forms

Juetengate

Frequently Paired Words

wahoy

Questions

How do you pronounce jueteng?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʊɛ.tɛŋ/.
What does jueteng mean?
An illegal numbers game lottery, using a tambiolo/tambola/tómbola container that is spun or a receptacle, sometimes shaped like a bottle or small-necked phial, that is shaken with the winning number from 1 to 37 on a ball or raffle ticket paper drawn after all bets are submitted
Where does jueteng come from?
Ultimately derived from Hokkien, via Philippine Spanish jueteng, where the use of ⟨j⟩ represents /h/ as it is spelled from Spanish orthography during the Spanish Colonial Era in the Philippines. See more at Tagalog huweteng.

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