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philippina (iou)



philippina noun. . M19.
[Repr. German Vielliebchen dim. from viellieb very dear, alt. to Philippchen little or darling Philip.]
A nut with two kernels. Also, a custom of German origin in which a gift may be claimed by the first of two people who have shared a nut with two kernels to say 'philippina' at their next meeting; a gift claimed in this way.