"lu" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lu (uncountable)
  1. Archaic form of loo (“card game”). Tags: alt-of, archaic, uncountable Alternative form of: loo (extra: card game)
    Sense id: en-lu-en-noun-FQEvASfu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 25 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: lus [plural]
Etymology: A romanization of Chinese 路 (lù, “route”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|zh|路||route}} Chinese 路 (lù, “route”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} lu (usually uncountable, plural lus)
  1. (historical) Synonym of route or circuit: an administrative division of imperial China. Tags: historical, uncountable, usually Synonyms: route or circuit [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lu-en-noun-zTvUu8UJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 25 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: lus [present, singular, third-person], luing [participle, present], lued [participle, past], lued [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} lu (third-person singular simple present lus, present participle luing, simple past and past participle lued)
  1. Archaic form of loo (“beat at card game”). Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: loo (extra: beat at card game)
    Sense id: en-lu-en-verb-AmAtq-sp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 25 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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