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Italian
Etymology
From contro- + buio (“darkness”). First attested in the 20th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkon.troˈbu.jo/
- Rhymes: -ujo
- Hyphenation: con‧tro‧bù‧io
Noun
controbuio m (invariable)
- (poker) doubling of the bet of the first player; big blind
Further reading
- controbuio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana