tú lơ khơ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tu-lơ-khơ

Etymology

From Mandarin 杜拉克 (dùlākè, đỗ lạp khắc), from Russian дура́к (durák).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tu˧˦ ləː˧˧ xəː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊw˨˩˦ ləː˧˧ kʰəː˧˧] ~ [tʊw˨˩˦ ləː˧˧ xəː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʊw˦˥ ləː˧˧ kʰəː˧˧] ~ [tʊw˦˥ ləː˧˧ xəː˧˧]

Noun

tú lơ khơ

1. (Northern Vietnam, dated, card games) playing cards

   Synonyms: bộ bài Tây, tú