Phrase guide

king of spades

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kɪŋɡ.əv.speɪdz/

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, games

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: віновы кароль (vinóvy karólʹ) — playing card
  • Belarusian: пі́кавы кароль (píkavy karólʹ) — playing card
  • Bengali: ইস্কাবনের বাদশাহ (iśkabôner badśah) — playing card
  • Danish: spar konge — playing card
  • Esperanto: pika reĝo — playing card
  • Finnish: patakuningas — playing card
  • French: roi de piques — playing card
  • German: Pik-König — playing card
  • Hindi: हुक्म का राजा (hukm kā rājā) — playing card
  • Hungarian: pikk király — playing card
  • Ingrian: patakunigas — playing card
  • Italian: re di picche — playing card
  • Mongolian: гилийн ноён (giliin nojon) — playing card
  • Navajo: zhéí asbáala — playing card
  • Norwegian: sparkonge — playing card
  • Portuguese: rei de espadas — playing card
  • Russian: пи́ковый коро́ль (píkovyj korólʹ) — playing card
  • Russian: коро́ль пик (korólʹ pik) — playing card
  • Spanish: rey de picos — playing card
  • Swedish: spader kung — playing card
  • Tagalog: haring-ispada — playing card
  • Vietnamese: già bích — playing card