pinochle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist

Etymology

Perhaps from German Binokel, French binocle (literally “pince-nez”), a related card game.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pinocle, penuchle, bezique

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