Main Entry: pi·noch·le

Pronunciation: \ˈpē-ˌnə-kəl\

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of German dial. Binokel, a game resembling bezique, from French dial. binocle

Date: 1864

: a card game played with a 48-card pack containing two each of A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 in each suit with the object to score points by melding certain combinations of cards or by winning tricks that contain scoring cards; also : the meld of queen of spades and jack of diamonds scoring 40 points in this game