jueteng

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Hokkien,[1] 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.

Pronunciation

  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈhʊɛ.tɛŋ/
  • Hyphenation: jue‧teng

Noun

jueteng (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines, gambling) 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

See also

References

  1. ^ Ugat ng Huweteng ~ Sawikaan 2005: mga salita ng taon [Root of Jueteng ~ Sawikaan 2005: words of the year]‎[1] (in Tagalog), UP Press, 2005, retrieved 1 December 2021

Tagalog

Noun

jueteng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. alternative spelling of huweteng
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