pedro

[ pee-droh, pey- ]

noun,plural pe·dros.Cards.

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

Origin of pedro

1870–75; <Spanish: literally, Peter

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The rich frontage of Pedros palace is composite, and probably only the gate is purely Moorish.
Old Continental Towns | Walter M. Gallichan
Don Pedros use of the wrong hat was not the only case of the kind that occurred.
Fighting the Sea | Edward A. Rand
Don Pedros blood is up, and in pursuit he thinks of nothing but to slay, slay.
The Fair God | Lew Wallace
Pedros frame shook with rage, his eyes flashed fire, and he turned savagely on his assailant.
Runnymede and Lincoln Fair | J.G. Edgar
They were both familiars and seem to have been the leaders of a discontented opposition which rendered Don Pedros life miserable.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 | Henry Charles Lea

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