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lanterloo

/læntəˈluː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lanter-loo
IPA
/læntəˈluː/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A meaningless chant or refrain.

Countable

noun

A trick-taking card game popular in 17th-century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French lanturlu, originally the refrain of a 16th-century song.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lanterloos (plural)

Derived Forms

loo

Synonyms

loo

Questions

How do you pronounce lanterloo?
The recorded pronunciation is /læntəˈluː/.
What does lanterloo mean?
A meaningless chant or refrain.
Where does lanterloo come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce lanterloo

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