Phrase guide

three of a kind

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A hand including three cards of the same rank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: card-games, games

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тройка (trojka) — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Chinese Mandarin: 三條 /三条 (sāntiáo) — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Danish: tre ens — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Finnish: kolmoset — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Finnish: kolme samaa — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • French: brelan — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • German: Drilling — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Icelandic: þrenna — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Italian: tris — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Japanese: スリーカード (surī kādo) — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Japanese: スリー・オブ・ア・カインド (surī obu a kaindo) — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Korean: 쓰리 오브 어 카인드 (sseuri obeu eo kaindeu) — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Māori: tokotoru — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Portuguese: trinca — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Swedish: triss — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Swedish: tretal — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Thai: ตอง (dtɔɔng) — hand with three cards of the same rank
  • Turkish: set — hand with three cards of the same rank