pinochle
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from German Binokel, French binocle (literally “pince-nez”), a related card game.[1]
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Noun[edit]
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.
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References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pinochle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.