pinochle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- pēʹ-nŭk-əl (US)
- /ˈpiˌnʌk.l̩/ (US)
Etymology
Perhaps from Austro-Bavarian pronunciation of German Binokel (where b>p change is common) , French binocle (literally “pince-nez”), a related card game.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) A card game, similar to bezique.
He remembered all—every pinochle game, every woman, every sad night.
1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pea-knuckle | alternative | lexicographic | |
| penuckle | alternative | lexicographic | |
| penuchle | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pinocle | alternative | lexicographic | |
| peaknuckle | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pinochles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |