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pachinkos

pachinkos is the plural 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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Questions about pachinkos

What is pachinkos the plural of?
Pachinkos is the plural of pachinko.

Words near pachinkos in the dictionary

  1. pachincos
  2. pachinko
  3. pachinko allocation
  4. pachinkoed
  5. pachinkoing
  6. pachinkos
  7. pachisi
  8. pachislo
  9. pachislot
  10. Pachner
  11. Pachner move

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