noun
pinochle
PEE-nuhk-l
noun
1
A card game for two or more players, played with a specialized deck and similar to bezique, where the goal is to score points through combinations of cards ("melds") and tricks.
"The retirees met every Thursday to play pinochle."
How to Use Pinochle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA trick-taking card game popular in North America, often played in pairs.
Word Forms
pinochles plural
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Etymology
Possibly from an Austro-Bavarian pronunciation of the German Binokel, itself from French binocle ("pince-nez"), the name of a related card game.