n.
Pronunciation: ' p ē - ˌ n ə -k ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: modification of German dialect Binokel, a game resembling bezique, from French dialect 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