pinochle
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps from German Binokel, French binocle (literally “pince-nez”), a related card game.[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpiˌnʌk.l̩/, enPR: pēʹ-nŭk-əl
Noun
pinochle (countable and uncountable, plural pinochles)
- (card games) A card game, similar to bezique.
- 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:
- He remembered all—every pinochle game, every woman, every sad night.
- (card games) A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.
Derived terms
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pinochle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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