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Pedro

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdɹəʊ/

The English word “Pedro” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
  2. The five of trumps in certain card games.
  3. The standard callsign for an aircraft participating in CSAR (“combat search and rescue”), typically a helicopter.

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.

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