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cinque  (sngk, sngk)

n. Games

The number five in cards or dice.

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[Middle English cink, from Old French cinc, from Latin qunque, five; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

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cinque [sɪŋk]

n

(Group Games / Card Games) (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) the number five in cards, dice, etc.

[from Old French cinq five]

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cinque - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one 5, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintuplet, quintet, V digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"