单词 | pakapoo |
释义 | pakapoo in British English (ˈpækəpuː) nounWord forms: plural -poos Australian and New Zealand 1. a Chinese lottery with betting slips marked with Chinese characters 2. like a pakapoo ticket Word origin C19: from Chinesepakapoo in American English (ˌpækəˈpuː) noun a Chinese lottery in which the tickets are sheets of paper bearing densely written characters Also: pakapu Word origin [1910–15; ‹ dial. Chin, equiv. to Chin báigē piào lit., white-pigeon ticket; cf. Guangdong dial. baahk-gáap pigeon, piu ticket]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blackout, cat and mouse, grass roots, homeroom, radio |
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