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Yo-yo

2 stages from Ilocano/Tagalog to English.

Today it means a toy consisting of a spool that spins up and down a string
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Stage 1 of 2
yoyo
Ilocano/Tagalog · 1700s
"a spooled string toy"
a traditional Filipino toy consisting of a spool on a string
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Stage 2 of 2
yo-yo
English · 1920s
"a spooled toy that spins up and down a string"
trademarked and popularized in the United States after being introduced from the Philippines
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