pedro

American  

[pee-droh, pay-] / ˈpi droʊ, ˈpeɪ- /

noun

Cards.

• pedros
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pedros
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of pedro

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

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Example Sentences

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pedro

Recommend ReportPermalinkreply Like I was saying... in reply to Seven839 Oct 29th 2012 4:44 GMT Nobody attacks pedro "viciously".

From Economist ● Oct. 19, 2012

Thus, they said, ru puz, ru naual, pedro læ cot, balam, ‘Peter’s power, his naual, is a lion, a tiger.’

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

But that night over their usual game of pedro in the super's office, it was a little different.

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

The pedro was probably a gun of large calibre for throwing stone bullets.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

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