Definition of pachinko in English:
pachinko
noun pəˈtʃɪŋkəʊpəˈCHiNGkō
mass nounA Japanese form of pinball.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ricky is somewhere in Japan and seems to be happy without football, mainly because he loves playing pachinko.
- In the book, he explores various Japanese cultural phenomena including bunraku, pachinko and, haiku.
- Bob and Charlotte's paths keep crossing leading to various adventures around the hotel as well as the obligatory visits to sushi bars, karaoke and pachinko.
- And pachinko is a national obsession, the parlours offering gaudy arrays of noisy pinball machines where many Japanese contentedly gamble the hours away.
- Years ago there was a short-lived craze over the game of pachinko in the United States.