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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cara o cruz.
Pronunciation
Noun
kara-krus (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔) (games)
- heads or tails, usually as a form of illegal gambling
1990, Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Antolohiya ng mga nagwaging akda: 1980-1984:Ihahagis pataas ang barya. Pero maski sa kara-krus, laging kumakara para sa bangka. Hindi isa lang ang hamig nang hamig. Hindi kara nang kara. Kumukurus din ang bagsak ng pitsa. Hops! Kara! Taya pa! Baka krus na sa susunod na hirit.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1990, National Mid-week:Kung hindi'y mag- iiyak Kami. Kapag kapaskuhan naman at marami kaming mga barya sa bulsa, ang uso naman ay tantsing, palmo o kara-krus. Kung tag-araw at hindi maputik, nagsisiyato kami, nagtataguan, tumbang- preso, agawan-base o ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1990, Carlos Humberto, Sebyo:... sa kwarto nila ni Cris, ang kanyang nakababatang kapatid, at di malaman kung ano ang gagawin, ipinalalagay niyang iba siya sa mga karaniwang bata na may kani-kanyang kinahuhumalingang laro—dyolens, kara-krus, o basketbol.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
See also
Further reading
- “kara-krus”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018