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cinque

  [singk]
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–noun
the five at dice, cards, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME cink < OF cinq < VL *cinque, for L quīnque five
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cinque   (sĭngk, sāngk)   
n.   Games
The number five in cards or dice.

[Middle English cink, from Old French cinc, from Latin quīnque, five; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]
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