pinochle

English

Alternative forms

• pinocle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpiˌnʌk.l̩/, enPR: pēʹ-nŭk-əl

Noun

pinochle (countable and uncountable, plural pinochles)

1. (card games) A card game, similar to bezique.
   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:

     He remembered all—every pinochle game, every woman, every sad night.

2. (card games) A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.

Derived terms

• pinochle rummy

Anagrams

• phenicol, phenolic