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English word origin

Etymology of hwatu

Borrowed from Korean 화투 (hwatu), a Sino-Korean word from 花 (“flower”) + 鬪 (“fight”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Hanafuda playing cards, especially hard plastic cards in a Korean style. · Any game played using those cards, most commonly go-stop.

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

Borrowed from Korean 화투 (hwatu), a Sino-Korean word from 花 (“flower”) + 鬪 (“fight”).

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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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Machine-source provenance
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