poker
English
/ˈpoʊkɚ/, /ˈpəʊkə/
noun
Definitions
- A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning log or coals in a fire; a firestick.
- (historical) A tool like a soldering iron for making poker drawings.
- One who poke.
- A kind of duck, the pochard.
Etymology
Affix from English poke (Phytolacca americana).
Origin
English
poke
Gloss
Phytolacca americana
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- clack English
- cowpoke English
- gunpoke English
- nonpoker English
- pokable English
- poke English
- poke along English
- poke box English
- pokeberry English
- pokeful English
- pokerclack English
- pokerholic English
- pokerish English
- pokerishly English
- pokerishness English
- pokerlike English
- pokeroot English
- pokerwork English
- pokeweed English
- shitepoke English
- slowpoke English
- work English
- póker Hungarian
- pókerarc Hungarian
- pókerezik Hungarian
- pókert Hungarian
- poker Italian
- pokerino Italian
- pokerista Italian
- videopoker Italian
- poker French
- покер Russian
- póker Spanish, Castilian
- póquer Portuguese
- pôquer Portuguese
- ポーカー Japanese
- poker Polish
- poker Serbo-Croatian
- pòquer Catalan, Valencian
- póker Icelandic
- ไพ่ป๊อก Thai
- poken Middle Dutch
- poqueur Norman
- Poker Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 撲克 Chinese
- 포커 Korean