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
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 Brinton, Daniel Garrison
“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
He thinks of his ten-cent ante in that pedro game.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard
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)
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