English
hwatu
Hwatu comes from Korean 화투 ‘hanafuda, a kind of playing cards consisting…’.
- Koreanmodern화투hwatu‘hanafuda, a kind of playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards’
- Englishearliest quotation 1979hwatu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Koreanmodern화투hwatu‘hanafuda, a kind of playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards’
- Englishearliest quotation 1979hwatu
Earliest quotation: 1979, Peter Hyun, Introducing Korea: Historical Legacy: “One of the most visible Korean amusements, on the…”
Every English word from Korean 화투
Today it means
noun Hanafuda playing cards, especially hard plastic cards in a Korean style.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Korean 화투 / hwatu