Phrase guide

royal flush

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An ace-high straight flush; a hand consisting of the cards A, K, Q, J, 10, of the same suit and the rarest and strongest hand in poker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, poker

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: royal straight flush

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in the same suit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poker hand

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ռոյալ ֆլեշ (ṙoyal fleš) — ace-high straight flush
  • Armenian: ֆլեշ ռոյալ (fleš ṙoyal) — ace-high straight flush
  • Bulgarian: роя́л флъ́ш (rojál flǎ́š) — ace-high straight flush
  • Chinese Cantonese: 同花大順 /同花大顺 (tung4 faa1 daai6 seon2) — ace-high straight flush
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皇家同花順 /皇家同花顺 (huángjiā tónghuāshùn) — ace-high straight flush
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同花大順 /同花大顺 (tónghuā dàshùn) — ace-high straight flush
  • Danish: royal flush — ace-high straight flush
  • Finnish: kuningasvärisuora — ace-high straight flush
  • French: quinte flush royale — ace-high straight flush
  • French: quinte-couleur royale — ace-high straight flush
  • French: quinte floche royale — ace-high straight flush
  • French: suite colorée à l'as — ace-high straight flush
  • French: quinte royale — ace-high straight flush
  • French: suite royale — ace-high straight flush
  • German: Royal Flush — ace-high straight flush
  • Hungarian: royal flush — ace-high straight flush
  • Icelandic: konungleg litaröð — ace-high straight flush
  • Irish: blás ríoga — ace-high straight flush
  • Italian: scala reale — ace-high straight flush
  • Japanese: ロイヤルフラッシュ (roiyaru furasshyu) — ace-high straight flush
  • Korean: 로얄 플러시 — ace-high straight flush
  • Macedonian: кента флеш (kenta fleš) — ace-high straight flush
  • Māori: whare ariki — ace-high straight flush
  • Polish: poker królewski — ace-high straight flush
  • Portuguese: royal flush — ace-high straight flush
  • Russian: флеш-рояль (fleš-rojalʹ) — ace-high straight flush
  • Russian: роя́ль флеш (rojálʹ fleš) — ace-high straight flush
  • Russian: квинт-мажор (kvint-mažor) — ace-high straight flush
  • Spanish: escalera real mayor — ace-high straight flush
  • Spanish: flor imperial — ace-high straight flush