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pa·chinko (pə c̸hiŋ′kō)
noun
a Japanese gambling game played on a device like a vertical pinball machine
Etymology: Jpn pachinko, slingshot, pinball machine, hand gun, etc.: of echoic orig.: use for vertical pinball machine largely after WWII
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