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

Pronunciation
IPA: /lænt�'lu:/

Noun
lanterloo

1. a meaningless chant or refrain

#:*1963: The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo. � Thomas Pynchon, V.

1. 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.

• 2006-03-22 09:56 - Dart evader - /* Noun */ card game added

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