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Uno
//ˈuː.noʊ// intj, name
Definitions
Intj
- 1 A term said when the number of cards in player’s hand is reduced to one. If another player says this before the one whose hand contains only one card, the player who failed to say 'uno' must draw two cards.
Proper Noun
- 1 A card game similar to crazy eights, played with specially printed cards that have colours instead of suits.
"With five kids, I’ve played a lot of Uno over the years, and I’m going to be honest: Uno is less of a card game and more of a test of your fortitude and moral character."
- 2 A female given name from Japanese.
- 3 Initialism of United Nations Organization. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of Uno (“card game”). alt-of
"To be able to profit from the moment of playfulness we combined the card-game UNO with some additional question cards following the standard rules of the game. We chose this well-known card game as basis, because it is easy to play for children, but also addresses adults."
- 5 A surname from Japanese.
Etymology
Etymology 1
PIE word *h₁óynos Learned borrowing from Spanish uno m (“one”, numeral).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish uno (“one”); players must call "uno" when down to their last card. Doublet of one.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Japanese 宇野 (Uno) or うの (Uno).
See also for "uno"
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