pusoy dos
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- posoy dos
- posoy-dos
Etymology
From pusoy + dos (“two”). The card game itself is of Chinese origin despite the name.
See also Indonesian capsa susun, Hokkien 十三 (cha̍p-saⁿ), Vietnamese tiến lên, Cantonese 鋤大弟 / 锄大弟 (co4 daai6 di2).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˌsoj ˈdos/ [pʊˌsoɪ̯ ˈd̪os]
- Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: pu‧soy dos
Noun
pusóy dos (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜌ᜔ ᜇᜓᜐ᜔) (card games)
Usage notes
- The game pusoy dos is often confused with a similarly named game, pusoy. The game pusoy dos is the Philippine version of big two, while pusoy is a Philippine variant of Chinese Poker. Another key difference is in card ranking: in pusoy dos, twos are the highest cards, whereas in pusoy, aces are the highest.