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crokinole

/ˈkɹoʊ.kəˌnoʊl/

crokinole noun: a game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.

crokinole: a game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board
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Noun

crokinole (countable and uncountable, plural crokinoles)

  1. (uncountable) A game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
  2. (countable) Any of the discs used in this game.

Forms of crokinole

pluralcrokinoles

Origin of crokinole

From French croquignole (“a flick”).

Words formed from crokinole

Questions about crokinole

What does crokinole mean?
Crokinole means a game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
What part of speech is crokinole?
Crokinole is a noun.
How do you pronounce crokinole?
Crokinole is pronounced /ˈkɹoʊ.kəˌnoʊl/.
What is the plural of crokinole?
The plural of crokinole is crokinoles.

Words near crokinole in the dictionary

  1. croker
  2. crokers
  3. Crokes
  4. Croki
  5. crokicurl
  6. crokinole
  7. crokinoles
  8. Croley
  9. Croleys
  10. Croll
  11. Crolla

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