"tulou" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tuːˈləʊ/ Forms: tulous [plural], tulou [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 土樓/土楼 (tǔlóu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-m|土樓}} 土樓/土楼 (tǔlóu) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tulou}} tulou (plural tulous or tulou)
  1. A fortified Chinese rural dwelling made from earth, unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian. Wikipedia link: tulou Categories (topical): Architecture, Housing Translations (dwelling): 土樓 (Chinese Mandarin), 土楼 (tǔlóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 土楼 (dorō) (alt: どろう) (Japanese), 토루 (toru) (Korean), thổ lâu (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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