pok·er
noun/ˈpəʊkə(r)/
/ˈpəʊkər/
- [uncountable] a card game for two or more people, in which the players bet on the values of the cards they hold
扑克牌游戏 - [countable] a metal stick for moving or breaking up coal in a fire
通条；拨火棍
Word Originsense 1 mid 19th cent.: of US origin; perhaps related to German pochen ‘to brag’, Pochspiel ‘bragging game’.