pedro

[ pee-droh, pey- ]

noun,plural pe·dros.Cards.

any of several varieties of the game all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
the five of trumps.

Origin of pedro

First recorded in 1870–75; from Spanish: literally, “Peter”; see Peter

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The rich frontage of Pedros palace is composite, and probably only the gate is purely Moorish.
Old Continental Towns | Walter M. Gallichan
Don Pedros use of the wrong hat was not the only case of the kind that occurred.
Fighting the Sea | Edward A. Rand
Don Pedros blood is up, and in pursuit he thinks of nothing but to slay, slay.
The Fair God | Lew Wallace
Pedros frame shook with rage, his eyes flashed fire, and he turned savagely on his assailant.
Runnymede and Lincoln Fair | J.G. Edgar
They were both familiars and seem to have been the leaders of a discontented opposition which rendered Don Pedros life miserable.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 | Henry Charles Lea

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