pedro
Americannoun
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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. )
Example Sentences
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From Economist • Oct. 19, 2012
But that night over their usual game of pedro in the super's office, it was a little different.
From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
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
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
“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
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