jueteng

jue·teng
J8U1E1T1E1N1G2
Philippines/ˈhʊɛ.tɛŋ/

noun

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

OriginPhilippine Spanish jueteng →
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Meanings

nounjueteng (uncountable)

alternative hueteng · alternative huweteng

  1. PhilippinesuncountablegamblingAn 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

Origin

  1. Philippine Spanishjueteng
  2. Englishjueteng

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.

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APA

jueteng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jueteng

MLA

“jueteng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jueteng. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jueteng,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jueteng.

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