Lanterloo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

French lanturlu, originally the refrain of a sixteenth-century song.

Pronunciation

IPA: /læntə'lu:/

Noun

lanterloo

1. a meaningless chant or refrain

   • 1963: The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo. — Thomas Pynchon, V.

2. an old trick-taking card game (also known as loo), where each player is dealt three or five cards. It gained much popularity in England in the 17th century, as a gambling game or a domestic pastime.