pusoy dos

Tagalog

The Two of Hearts is the highest-ranking card in Pusoy Dos

Alternative forms

  • posoy dos
  • posoy-dos

Etymology

From pusoy + dos, where the former is from puso (heart (card)) + Spanish y (and), while the latter is from Spanish dos (two (card)). Compare treynta y dos, setenta y dos, sesenta y dos
The card game itself is of Chinese origin despite the name. Compare Indonesian capsa susun, Hokkien 十三 (cha̍p-saⁿ), Vietnamese tiến lên, Cantonese 鋤大弟 / 鋤大D锄大弟 / 锄大D (co4 daai6 di2).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˌsoj ˈdos/, [pʊˌsoɪ̯ ˈdos]
  • Hyphenation: pu‧soy dos

Noun

pusóy dos (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜌ᜔ ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (card games) big two; big deuce; Dai Di (a shedding type card game of Chinese origin, especially the Philippine variant)
    Synonyms: chikicha, sikitcha
  2. (card games) poker (especially the Philippine variant)
    Synonyms: chikicha, sikitcha

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