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词汇 pakapoo
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Definition of pakapoo in English:

pakapoo

(also pakapu)
noun ˌpakəˈpuːˈpakəpuː
mass nounAustralian, NZ
  • A Chinese form of lottery played with slips of paper marked with columns of characters.

    〈澳〉白鸽票(一种中国博彩)

    he loses the earnings playing pakapoo
    as modifier pakapoo dens
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He steals her bracelet to gamble on the new Chinese game, Pakapoo.
    • Pakapoo was enormously popular among Chinese in colonial New Zealand.
    • The three storeyed red and white bawdy houses of Upper Queen Street extended into Grey Street, and mingled happily with Chinese grocery shops, masonic clubs, and pakapoo saloons.
    • Neither had time or inclination to waste his energies on the question of pak-apu and fan-tan in Chinatown.
    • Instruments for playing pakapoo were found upon the premises.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Chinese pai ko p'iao, literally 'white pigeon ticket', perhaps originally referring to a Cantonese competition in which a white pigeon was trained to choose the winning ticket.

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