pinochle

pi·noch·le or pi·noc·le  (pnkl, -nkl) also pe·nuch·le or pe·nuck·le (pnkl)

n.

1. A game of cards for two to four persons, played with a special deck of 48 cards, with points being scored by taking tricks and forming certain combinations.

2. The combination of the queen of spades and jack of diamonds in this game.

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[Perhaps from German dialectal Binokel, beziquelike card game, from French dialectal binocle, spectacles, from New Latin bnoculus, the two eyes : Latin bn, two each; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + Latin oculus, eye; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pinochle - a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist bezique, penuchle, pinocle card game, cards - a game played with playing cards