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pachinko
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pa·chin·ko  (p-chngk)
n.
A Japanese gambling game played on a vertical pinball machine.

[Japanese.]

pachinko [pəˈtʃɪŋkəʊ]
n
(Individual Sports, other than specified) a Japanese game similar to pinball
[possibly from Japanese pachin, imitative of the sound of a ball being fired by a trigger]
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Noun1.pachinko - a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board
pinball, pinball game - a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets


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The balls can be turned in for prizes at the pachinko parlor''s gift shop, but also can be exchanged for merchandise that can then be exchanged for cash at a window outside the pachinko parlor.
29 Kyodo The Tokyo High Court upheld the death sentence on a man Friday for killing two pachinko parlor employees in Gunma Prefecture in 2003.
Pachinko parlors feature delightful music played at rock-concert levels and allow pets, carried in purses.
 
 
 
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