pedro
Americannoun
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pedros
plural
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any of several varieties of the game all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
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the five of trumps.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pedro
First recorded in 1870–75; from Spanish: literally, “Peter”; see Peter ( def. )
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From Economist ● Oct. 19, 2012
Jimmy brought home a set of "Nations" and offered to show her how to play pedro with them.
From The Second Chance by Nellie L. McClung
Spence, the despatcher, interrupting Carleton and Regan at their nightly pedro, came hastily into the room.
From The Night Operator by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
But before he could shape his rejoinder there came an unexpected voice from one of the four men just beginning a game of pedro under the swinging lamp, a young voice, impudent, clear-toned, almost musical.
From Man to Man by Jackson Gregory
He thinks of his ten-cent ante in that pedro game.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Richard Savage
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