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☆ bunco (buŋ′kō)

noun pl. buncos -·cos

Informal a swindle, esp. at a card game or lottery; confidence game

Etymology: c. 1875 < Sp banca, card game < It, bank

transitive verb buncoed -·coed, buncoing -·co·ing

Informal to swindle; cheat

Browse dictionary entries near bunco

  1. ‹ bunchy
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  4. ‹ Bunche
  5. ‹ bunchberry
  6. ‹ bunchberries
  7. ‹ bunch grass
  8. ‹ bunch
  9. ‹ buna
  10. ‹ bun
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