pe·dro

[pee-droh, pey-]
noun, plural pe·dros. Cards.
1.
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
2.
the five of trumps.

Origin:
1870–75; < Spanish: literally, Peter

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Pe·dro I

[pey-droh; Portuguese pe-droo]
noun
(Dom Pedro) 1798–1834, king of Portugal (1826, as Pedro IV) and first emperor of Brazil 1822–31.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Pedro II

noun
(Dom Pedro II) 1825–91, emperor of Brazil 1831–89.
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Pedro I (ˈpɛdrəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1798--1834, first emperor of Brazil (1822--31); son of John VI of Portugal: declared Brazilian independence (1822)

Pedro II
 
n
1825--91, last emperor of Brazil (1831--89); son of Pedro I. He was deposed when Brazil became a republic (1889)

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