Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoilfive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spoil-five
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A casino-style trick-taking card game in which a player must win three of the five tricks to win the pot. If nobody wins three tricks, the game is said to be "spoiled", and the pot is carried over to the next round.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin spolium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spoliāre Old French espoillierbor. Middle English spoilen English spoil Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-West Germanic *fimf Old English fīf Middle English fyf English five English spoilfive From spoil + five.

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What does spoilfive mean?
A casino-style trick-taking card game in which a player must win three of the five tricks to win the pot. If nobody wins three tricks, the game is said to be "spoiled", and the pot is carried over to the next round.
Where does spoilfive come from?
Etymology tree Latin spolium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spoliāre Old French espoillierbor. Middle English spoilen English spoil Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-West Germanic *fimf Old English fīf Middle English fyf English five English spoilfive From spoil + five.

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