pusoy dos

Tagalog

The Two of Hearts is the highest-ranking card in Pusoy Dos

Alternative forms

• posoy dos
• posoy-dos

Etymology

From pusoy +‎ dos, where the former is from puso (“heart (card)”) +‎ Spanish y (“and”), while the latter is from Spanish dos (“two (card)”). Compare treynta y dos, setenta y dos, sesenta y dos
The card game itself is of Chinese origin despite the name. Compare Indonesian capsa susun, Hokkien 十三 (cha̍p-saⁿ), Vietnamese tiến lên, Cantonese 鋤大弟 / 鋤大D／锄大弟 / 锄大D (co⁴ daai⁶ di²).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˌsoj ˈdos/ [pʊˌsoɪ̯ ˈd̪os]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: pu‧soy dos

Noun

pusóy dos (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜌ᜔ ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. (card games) big two; big deuce; Dai Di (a shedding type card game of Chinese origin, especially the Philippine variant)

   Synonyms: chikicha, sikitcha

2. (card games) poker (especially the Philippine variant)

   Synonyms: chikicha, sikitcha

Derived terms

• pusoy

 

See also

• tong its
• kuwaho

Further reading

• “PUSOY” in Tagalog-English Dictionary, TAGALOG LANG, 2007.
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 116