1. Plural of pinochle; a card game played with a deck of 48 cards, typically by two to four players, in which players score points by forming combinations of cards.
Usage: Common in North America; Often played socially or competitively
2. In pinochle, a combination of the queen of spades and the jack of diamonds, which scores points.
Usage: Game-specific term

Examples

• My grandparents play pinochles every Friday night with their neighbors.
• She won three games of pinochles in a row last weekend.
• Learning the rules of pinochles takes practice, but it's a rewarding card game.
• He scored big by laying down multiple pinochles in that hand.
• They taught the children how to play pinochles during the family reunion.