Lanterloo

Pronunciation

• IPA: /læntəˈluː/

Origin

French lanturlu, originally the refrain of a sixteenth-century song.

Full definition of lanterloo

Noun

1. A meaningless chant or refrain.
• 1963: The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo. — Thomas Pynchon, V.
2. (cards) An old trick-taking card game (also known as loo), where each player is dealt three or five cards. It gained much popularity in England in the 17th century, as a gambling game or a domestic pastime.