pusoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • posoy

Etymology

Possibly from puso (“heart”) +‎ -oy (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˈsoj/ [pʊˈsoɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Syllabification: pu‧soy

Noun

pusóy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (card games) a Philippine variant of the Chinese poker
    Synonym: pusoy way
  2. (card games) winning every hand against all other players in the game of the same name; comparable to a home run in Chinese Poker
  3. (slang) winning against someone; defeating someone
    Synonym: talo

Usage notes

  • The game pusoy is often confused with a similarly named game, pusoy dos. The game pusoy is a Philippine variant of Chinese Poker, while pusoy dos is the Philippine version of big two. Another key difference is in card ranking: in pusoy, aces are the highest cards, whereas in pusoy dos, twos are the highest.

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