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pinochle

  • /ˈpiˌnʌk.l̩/ US

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Perhaps from Austro-Bavarian pronunciation of German Binokel (where b>p change is common) , French binocle (literally “pince-nez”), a related card game.

noun pinochles · peaknuckle · pea-knuckle · penuchle · penuckle · pinocle

  1. countable, uncountable A card game, similar to bezique. He remembered all—every pinochle game, every woman, every sad night.
  2. countable, uncountable A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.

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"pinochle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pinochle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pinochle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pinochle

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"pinochle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pinochle.

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@misc{pinochle_2026,
  title = {pinochle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pinochle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}