English
jueteng
Jueteng comes from Philippine Spanish jueteng.
- Philippine Spanishmodernjueteng
- Englishtodaysame form
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- Philippine Spanishmodernjueteng
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Philippine Spanish jueteng
Today it means
noun 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
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Philippine Spanish jueteng / jueteng