one-armed bandit

Significat (Anglès)

1. A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.
2. Synonym of penny-in-the-slot machine.

Conceptes

escurabutxaques

màquina escurabutxaques

Sinònims

fruit machine

slot machine

🎰

slot

gambling machine

pokies

gaming machine

pokie machine

slot-machine

poker machine

Traduccions

bandit manchot

einarmiger Bandit

Spielautomat

🎰

machine à sous

🎰

eenarmige bandiet

tragamonedas

🎰

mangiasoldi

🎰

slot machine

macchina mangiasoldi

máquina tragaperras

caça-níqueis

máquina de pôquer

paça-níquel

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌwʌnɑːmd ˈbændɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From one-armed (“having only one arm”) + bandit (“one who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group; one who cheats others”), referring to the fact that the machine is operated by a single handle, and “steals” money from losing players.