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pachinco

pachinco is the alternative form of pachinko.

Meaning of pachinko

Noun

pachinko (countable and uncountable, plural pachinkos)

  1. A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
    • Two teen-age boys, after selling their personal belongings to play pachinko, sold their blood to "gamble.”1952 October 12, Ray Falk, “Pinball Panic Over Japan: ‘Pachinko’ is a zany game; its havoc is nation-wide”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...

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Forms of pachinco

pluralpachincos

Questions about pachinco

What is pachinco the alternative form of?
Pachinco is the alternative form of pachinko.

Words near pachinco in the dictionary

  1. Pachenegs
  2. Pachgatgoch
  3. pachigyria
  4. pachimetry
  5. Pachin
  6. pachinco
  7. pachincos
  8. pachinko
  9. pachinko allocation
  10. pachinkoed
  11. pachinkoing

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