pedro

American  

[pee-droh, pey-] / ˈpi droʊ, ˈpeɪ- /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of pedro

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

Example Sentences

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From Economist • Oct. 19, 2012

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 Gregory, Jackson

Just at supper time, as the freight was pulling out of a small town, a man climbed into the car where I was playing pedro with three other stiffs.

From The Road by London, Jack

Get down to bed-rock and see what there is on the bottom; but these danged prospectors just hang around the water-holes and play pedro until they eat up their grub-stakes.”

From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Coolidge, Dane

“It also signifies to pretend something, concealing the truth, as xa ru naualim ara neh chu g’ ux ri tzih tan tu bijh pedro, ‘Peter is feigning this which he is saying.’

From Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History by Brinton, Daniel Garrison