English word origin

Etymology of doot

By onomatopoeia, from Cantonese 嘟 (dut¹).

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Source etymology 2

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verb

To tap (a smart card etc.). · To scan.

noun

Beep (electronically-produced tone).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

By onomatopoeia, from Cantonese 嘟 (dut¹).

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Borrowed-form mention嘟yue

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