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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries扑克室
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pūkè shì
"这家赌场里有一个很大的扑克室。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dedicated room or hall in a casino, hotel, or card club specifically set up for playing poker games.
"The casino recently expanded its poker-room to accommodate more tournament tables." - 2
An online platform or virtual space dedicated to hosting digital poker games between multiple players.
"He spent his Friday evening playing in a high-stakes virtual poker-room."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from 'poker', originating in the early 19th century from American adaptations of older European card games like 'poque' and 'brag', and 'room', derived from Old English 'rūm' meaning space or chamber. It emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to designate specific areas within casinos, clubs, or dedicated establishments where card players gather to play poker.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poker-room" is said worldwide
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salle de poker
Transliteration: sal də po.kɛʁ
"Il passe ses weekends dans la salle de poker du casino."
Pokerraum
Transliteration: ˈpɔkɐˌʁaʊm
"Der Pokerraum war gestern Abend voll besetzt."
sala da poker
Transliteration: ˈsala da ˈpoker
"La nuova sala da poker offre tornei giornalieri."
sala de póquer
Transliteration: ˈsala de ˈpo.keɾ
"Muchos jugadores profesionales frecuentan la sala de póquer."
sala de pôquer
Transliteration: ˈsalɐ dʒi ˈpowkeʁ
"A sala de pôquer do cassino é muito movimentada."
पोकर रूम
Transliteration: poker rum
"कैसीनो का पोकर रूम रात भर खुला रहता है।"
扑克室
Transliteration: pūkè shì
"这家赌场里有一个很大的扑克室。"
포커 룸
Transliteration: pokeo rum
"그 카지노의 포커 룸은 프로 선수들로 유명하다."
ポカールーム
Transliteration: pokā rūmu
"カジノのポカールームでトーナメントが開催されている。"
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