Etymology

hwatu

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Today it means: Hanafuda playing cards, especially hard plastic cards in a Korean style. Full definition →

Korean 화투
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  1. Korean · borrowed from화투
  2. English todayhwatu

Borrowed from Korean 화투 (hwatu), a Sino-Korean word from 花 (“flower”) + 鬪 (“fight”).

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