Nintendo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 任(にん)天(てん)堂(どう) (Nintendō).
Meanings
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A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.
The only message at home was from my nephew, letting me know my mother was back home, safe and sound, except for a sore "Nintendo thumb".
2007, Ilene Schneider, Chanukah Guilt, page 106:These professionals are the sort whose children play with Nintendos and own bikes
2005, Lila Abu-Lughod, Dramas of Nationhood: The Politics of Television in Egypt, page 280:Wanna play on my Nintendo after school?
Franz: “How do elves make Nintendos?” Dad: “You ask all the hard questions, don't you? I really don't know.”
2005, Larry L. Meyer, No Paltry Thing: Memoirs Of A Geezer Dad, page 128:There is nothing wrong with the accoutrements of personal affluence, but if the numbers of personal stereos, Nintendos, mobile phones and cars grow […].
1995, David Gladstone, editor, British Social Welfare: Past, Present, and Future, page 274:
- (broadly) Any video game console, especially by those not familiar with video games.
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(broadly) Any popular product or activity.
He was far more interested in bullfighting, which was the Nintendo of the day, only considerably more dangerous
2007, Anthony Ham, Alison Bing, Morocco, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (36)
pl Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · it Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · da Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · yi נינטענדאָו (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · eo Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · cmn 任天堂 (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · ko 닌텐도 (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · vi Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · sv Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · ro Нинте́ндо (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · ug نىنتېندو (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · bn নিনটেনডো (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · fa نینتندو (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · ru Нинте́ндо (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · th นินเทนโด (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · es Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · ota نینتندو (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · yue 任天堂 (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · nl Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · sh нинтендо (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · sq Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · el Νιντενδω (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · pt Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · ro Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · am ኒንተንዶ (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · fi Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · hi निनटेंडो (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · tr Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · fr Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · de Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · lad Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · it Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · ne निन्टेन्डो (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · ar نينتندو (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · el Νιντενδο (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) · he נינטנדו (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo)