lanterloo
English
editEtymology
editFrom French lanturlu, originally the refrain of a 16th-century song.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlanterloo (countable and uncountable, plural lanterloos)
- (countable) A meaningless chant or refrain.
- 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:
- The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo.
- (uncountable, card games) A trick-taking card game popular in 17th-century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards.
Synonyms
edit- (card game): loo