Etymology

peaka peow

Today it means: A gambling game, originally Chinese, in which bets are laid on secretly selected numbers. Full definition →

Cantonese 白鴿票 /白鸽票
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from白鴿票 /白鸽票
  2. English todaypeaka peow

From a source cognate with pakapoo (from Cantonese 白鴿票 /白鸽票 (baak6 gaap3-2 biu1)).

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