beano
pronunciation
How to pronounce beano in British English:
UK [ˈbi:nəʊ]
How to pronounce beano in American English:
US [ˈbinoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
Word Origin
- beano (n.)
- 1888, colloquial shortening of beanfest "annual dinner given by employers for their workers" (1805); they had a reputation for rowdiness. From bean (n.) + fest (n.).
Example
- 1. Manga is not read in the same way as , say , the beano .