I say Ba-La-Tro
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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.
Wait I’ve been saying bola-taro this while time
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".
Baal-a-troix