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Uno

Uno

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A card game where players match colors or numbers to be first to play all their cards
  • proper noun
  • /ˈjuːnoʊ/
translation icon : UNO
  • "Why won't you play Uno with me?" Emily pleaded.
  • play Uno
  • a game of Uno
  • Uno cards

Examples

  • There were other games, too: Rack-O, Uno, Yahtzee, dominoes, Monopoly.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • We gathered around the table to enjoy a game of Uno with our friends.

  • So maybe like, we could play Uno or something?

    Watch Out (2008)

  • We have Uno, which is just a great game.

    Flock of Dudes (2015)

  • Unless you consider the game of Uno wild.

    Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

  • Now Walt is sitting with his son playing Uno, a card game with several decks, watching Jimmy's sunburned face for signs of stress.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • At family gatherings, we always play Uno to have fun and bond together.

  • The kids laughed and shouted as they played Uno during the rainy afternoon.

Idioms

uno ab alto
  • Formal
9.9

A decision or order from a higher authority

Surface Forms

Uno main

Etymology

Uno the card game is named after the Spanish/Italian word uno meaning 'one', because players must say 'uno' when they have a single card left. That rule is exactly why the game is called Uno and easy to remember.