pachinko

pachinko
/peuh ching"koh/, n.
a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
[1950-55; < Japn, equiv. to pachin click! (imit.) + -ko dim. suffix]

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