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khanhoo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khan-hoo
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Chinese card game of the draw-and-discard type.

Uncountable

Etymology

From either Mandarin 看虎 (kàn hǔ, literally “watching the tiger”) or Hokkien 看虎 (khàn hó͘, literally “watching the tiger”). Compare Tagalog kuwaho, Spanish cuajo, Hokkien 看好 (khòaⁿ-hó), 看護 /看护 (khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kanhu (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does khanhoo mean?
A Chinese card game of the draw-and-discard type.
Where does khanhoo come from?
From either Mandarin 看虎 (kàn hǔ, literally “watching the tiger”) or Hokkien 看虎 (khàn hó͘, literally “watching the tiger”). Compare Tagalog kuwaho, Spanish cuajo, Hokkien 看好 (khòaⁿ-hó), 看護 /看护 (khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘).

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