pachinko

English

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Pronunciation

• enPR: pə-chĭng'kō, IPA: /pəˈtʃɪŋkəʊ/, X-SAMPA: /p@"tSINk@U/

Alternative forms

• pachinco

Etymology

From Japanese パチンコ (pachinko), from pachin onomatopoiec sound + ko diminutive

Noun

pachinko (plural pachinkos)

1. A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.

Derived terms

• pachislo, pachislot, pachisuro

Translations

a game

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 彈珠機 (cmn), 弹珠机 (cmn) (dànzhūjī), 柏青哥 (cmn) (bǎiqīnggē)

• Japanese: パチンコ (ja) (pachinko)

• Korean: 파친코 (ko) (pachinko)
• Marathi: पाचिन्को (mr) (pācinko) m
• Russian: патинко (ru) (patínko) n  (indeclinable)