Main Entry:

bun·co

Variant(s):

or bun·ko \ˈbəŋ-(ˌ)kō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural buncos or bunkos

Etymology:

perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian — more at bank

Date:

1872

: a swindling game or scheme

— bunco transitive verb