jueteng
Syllables: jue·teng
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Philippines/ˈhʊɛ.tɛŋ/
jueteng 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.
Noun
jueteng (uncountable)
- 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
Forms of jueteng
| alternative form | hueteng |
|---|---|
| alternative form | huweteng |
Origin of jueteng
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.
Words formed from jueteng
Questions about jueteng
- What does jueteng mean?
- Jueteng means 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.
- What part of speech is jueteng?
- Jueteng is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jueteng?
- Jueteng is pronounced /ˈhʊɛ.tɛŋ/ (Philippines).
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