pedro

[pee-droh, pey-]

noun

Cards.

plural

pedros 

1. any of several varieties of the game all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.

2. the five of trumps.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedro¹

First recorded in 1870–75; from Spanish: literally, “Peter”; Peter ( def. )

Example Sentences

Despite flopping in a group from which Egypt and Botswana advanced, Cape Verdean officials retained faith in long-serving coach Pedro Leitao Brito.

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Last time around, when Gerrard took over from the hapless Pedro Caixinha, he could throw out the dross and start again, but it cost a lot of cash and it plunged Rangers into financial challenges.

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Chelsea completed a deal worth £60m to take Brazil forward Joao Pedro from Brighton on an eight-year contract, and he headed straight to the United States to play at the Club World Cup.

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However, with Cole Palmer and another new Blues striker Liam Delap, a £30m summer signing from Ipswich Town, both injured, Joao Pedro, 24, is leading the Chelsea line every week.

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Boluarte replaced leftist rural schoolteacher Pedro Castillo in December 2022 following his impeachment and imprisonment for trying to dissolve Congress.

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