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jueteng

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Philippines: /ˈhʊɛ.tɛŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: JH UW1 T EH2 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, uncountable

Topics: gambling, games

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Hokkien, via Philippine Spanish jueteng, where the use of ⟨j⟩ represents /h/ as it is spelled from Spanish orthography during the Spanish Colonial Era in the Philippines. See more at Tagalog huweteng.