three of a kind

noun

A hand including three cards of the same rank.

Meanings

nounthree of a kind (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecard gamesA hand including three cards of the same rank.

    Synonyms: gleek, medias

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hand including three cards of the same rank.

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Translations

Bulgarian тройка
  • тройка (trojka)hand with three cards of the same rank
Chinese Mandarin 三條 /三条
  • 三條 /三条 (sāntiáo)hand with three cards of the same rank
Danish tre ens
  • tre enshand with three cards of the same rank
Finnish kolmoset, kolme samaa
  • kolmosethand with three cards of the same rank
  • kolme samaahand with three cards of the same rank
French brelan
  • brelanhand with three cards of the same rank
German Drilling
  • Drillinghand with three cards of the same rank
Icelandic þrenna
  • þrennahand with three cards of the same rank
Italian tris
  • trishand with three cards of the same rank
Japanese スリーカード, スリー・オブ・ア・カインド
  • スリーカード (surī kādo)hand with three cards of the same rank
  • スリー・オブ・ア・カインド (surī obu a kaindo)hand with three cards of the same rank
Korean 쓰리 오브 어 카인드
  • 쓰리 오브 어 카인드 (sseuri obeu eo kaindeu)hand with three cards of the same rank
Māori tokotoru
  • tokotoruhand with three cards of the same rank
Portuguese trinca
  • trincahand with three cards of the same rank
Swedish triss, tretal
  • trisshand with three cards of the same rank
  • tretalhand with three cards of the same rank
Thai ตอง
  • ตอง (dtɔɔng)hand with three cards of the same rank
Turkish set
  • sethand with three cards of the same rank
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