Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ˈpokeɾ/

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Translation

poker

Word origin

Borrowed from English poker, the card game, whose own origin is uncertain but often linked to the French poque and the German pochen ('to brag, to knock').

Origin
English
Root
poker
English cognates
poker

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralpóquer

Examples

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On Fridays we play poker with friends.

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He won a lot of money at the poker table.

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Do not give me that poker face.

requiere estrategia.

Poker requires patience and strategy.

¿ ?

Do you know how to play poker?

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