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lanterloo

/læntəˈluː/

lanterloo noun: a meaningless chant or refrain.

Noun

lanterloo (countable and uncountable, plural lanterloos)

  1. (countable) A meaningless chant or refrain.
    • The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo.1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.
  2. (uncountable) A trick-taking card game popular in 17th-century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards.
    Synonyms:
    loo

lanterloo meaning in Bengali

lanterloo in Bengali

অর্থহীন সুরেলা উচ্চারণ, ধুয়া

Synonyms of lanterloo

Forms of lanterloo

plurallanterloos

Origin of lanterloo

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

Words formed from lanterloo

Questions about lanterloo

What does lanterloo mean?
Lanterloo means a meaningless chant or refrain.
What is lanterloo in Bengali?
Lanterloo in Bengali is অর্থহীন সুরেলা উচ্চারণ, ধুয়া. See Lanterloo meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is lanterloo?
Lanterloo is a noun.
How do you pronounce lanterloo?
Lanterloo is pronounced /læntəˈluː/.
What is the plural of lanterloo?
The plural of lanterloo is lanterloos.

Words near lanterloo in the dictionary

  1. Lantau Island
  2. Lantawan
  3. lanted
  4. Lanteglos
  5. Lantenay
  6. lanterloo
  7. lanterloos
  8. Lanterman
  9. Lantermans
  10. lantern
  11. lantern beetle

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