Uno
Translingual
English
Etymology 1
From Italian uno (“one”) or Spanish uno (“one”); players must call "uno" when down to their last card. Doublet of one.
Proper noun
Uno
- A card game similar to crazy eights, played with specially printed cards that have colours instead of suits.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Uno.
Translations
a card game played with special cards
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Uno is the 41799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Uno is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.15%), White (10.77%) and Mixed Race (10.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Uno”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Swedish
Etymology
Latinized form of Une, from Old Norse Uni, related to una "to be satisfied,happy". By folk etymology associated with Latin unus (“one”).
Pronunciation
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