Pedro

Noun

1. (uncountable) An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
2. (uncountable) The five of trumps in certain card games.

Name

A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros.

Sentences

Doctor Pedro Malan was appointed to the Board of British American Tobacco p . l . c .