balatro·[MIGRATED TO DIFFERENT INSTANCE CHECK PIN POST] Balatrobysag BAE-LAE-TROView original on lemm.ee29Comments9Reply
ccdf12345 replylemm.eeEtymology. Latin latron-, latro mercenary soldier, brigand; akin to Greek latron pay, hire.4Reply
ccephus lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyMost people pronounce it the later, LocalThunk pronounces it the former, but says either is fine by them. Source: start of this podcast interview https://youtu.be/hIlL7QomlOk?si=ySLmyKKsABXsBQv-7Reply
tal replylemmy.todayThe word balatro wasn't made up for this game -- it's a Latin term for "joker". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/balatro It'll be an "a" sound in that word, not a "u".9Reply
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I say Ba-La-Tro
Boil it, mash it, put it in a stew!
Latro? What’s latro?
Etymology. Latin latron-, latro mercenary soldier, brigand; akin to Greek latron pay, hire.
It’s kinda like updog.
Most people pronounce it the later, LocalThunk pronounces it the former, but says either is fine by them.
Source: start of this podcast interview https://youtu.be/hIlL7QomlOk?si=ySLmyKKsABXsBQv-
The word balatro wasn't made up for this game -- it's a Latin term for "joker".
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/balatro
It'll be an "a" sound in that word, not a "u".
Wait I’ve been saying bola-taro this while time
Baal-a-troix