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- [pee-nuhk-uh l, -nok-]
- /ˈpi nʌk əl, -nɒk-/
- /ˈpiː.nɒkl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pee-nuhk-uh l, -nok-]
- /ˈpi nʌk əl, -nɒk-/
Definitions of pinochle word
- noun pinochle a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck. 1
- noun pinochle a meld of the queen of spades and the jack of diamonds in this game. 1
- noun pinochle card game 1
- noun pinochle a card game for two to four players similar to bezique 0
- noun pinochle the combination of queen of spades and jack of diamonds in this game 0
- noun pinochle any of a family of card games, usually for three or four persons and typically played with a 48-card deck made up of two of every card above the eight, including the ace 0
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Origin of pinochle
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65, Americanism; < Swiss German Binokel, Binoggel < Swiss French binocle literally, pince-nez (see binocle1), probably adopted as synonym of the less current French besicles spectacles, folk-etymological alteration of bezigue bezique
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Parts of speech for Pinochle
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pinochle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pinochle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pinochle
noun pinochle
- bingo — Bingo is a game in which each player has a card with numbers on. Someone calls out numbers and if you are the first person to have all your numbers called out, you win the game.
- canasta — a card game for two to six players who seek to amass points by declaring sets of cards
- crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
- game of chance — a game in which the outcome is determined by chance rather than by the skill of its players, as roulette.
- gin — a female Aborigine.
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