BUNCO


Meaning of BUNCO in English

v.

Variant: or bun · ko

Pronunciation: ' b ə ŋ -( ˌ )k ō

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural buncos or bunkos

Etymology: perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian ― more at BANK

Date: 1872

: a swindling game or scheme

– bunco transitive verb

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