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BAE-LAE-TRO (lemmy.likes.cat)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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".