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pinochle.

A card game, similar to bezique.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpiˌnʌk.l̩/US
  1. A card game, similar to bezique.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Austro-Bavarian pronunciation of German Binokel (where b>p change is common) , French binocle (literally “pince-nez”), a related card game.

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