pachinko
A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in JapanA mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
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» We passed the time playing pachinko.
Wir vertrieben uns die Zeit mit Pachinkospielen. — andz
Мы провели время за игрой в патинко. — sharptoothed
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
пати́нкоpatínko
a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board
Examples
7 sentencesWe passed the time playing pachinko.
ruМы провели время за игрой в патинко. — sharptoothed
deWir vertrieben uns die Zeit mit Pachinkospielen. — andz
We entered to a pachinko parlor.
He wouldn't be caught dead playing pachinko.
He plays too much pachinko, so his wife is mad at him.
ruОн слишком много играет в патинко, и жена на него сердита. — Ooneykcall
Jiro was all smiles after he made a bundle at the pachinko parlor.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese パチンコ (pachinko), from ぱちん (pachin, onomatopoeic sound of the machinBorrowed from Japanese パチンコ (pachinko), from ぱちん (pachin, onomatopoeic sound of the machines) + こ (ko, diminutive). Compare etymology of gacha, from Japanese ガシャポン.
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Forms
plural: pachinkosWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.