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tulou

/tuːˈləʊ/

tulou noun: a fortified Chinese rural dwelling made from earth, unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian.

tulou: a fortified Chinese rural dwelling made from earth, unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in...
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Noun

tulou (plural tulous or tulou)

  1. A fortified Chinese rural dwelling made from earth, unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian.

tulou meaning in Vietnamese

tulou in Vietnamese

dwelling
thổ lâu

Forms of tulou

pluraltulous
pluraltulou

Origin of tulou

Borrowed from Mandarin 土樓 /土楼 (tǔlóu).

Questions about tulou

What does tulou mean?
Tulou means a fortified Chinese rural dwelling made from earth, unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian.
What is tulou in Vietnamese?
Tulou in Vietnamese is thổ lâu. See Tulou meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is tulou?
Tulou is a noun.
How do you pronounce tulou?
Tulou is pronounced /tuːˈləʊ/.
What is the plural of tulou?
The plural of tulou is tulous.

Words near tulou in the dictionary

  1. Tullytown
  2. Tulo
  3. tulobuterol
  4. tulopafant
  5. tulostomataceous
  6. tulou
  7. tulous
  8. Tulp's valve
  9. tulpa
  10. tulpae
  11. tulpamancer

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