ワンペア

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English one pair.

Noun

ワンペア • (wan pea) 

  1. (poker) Synonym of ペア (pea, “pair”); a one pair
    • 2000 July 7 [2000 May 17], Seimaru Amagi with Sato, Fumiya, “FILE(ファイル) 1(いち)　殺(さつ)人(じん)ポーカー　Unlucky Men in the Rain　〈問(もん)題(だい)編(へん)〉”, in 明智警視の優雅なる事件簿 [Superintendent Akechi Elegant Case Files], 3rd edition (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:
      赤(あか)菱(びし)さんのカードは８(はち)とＪ(ジャック)のツーペア‥‥三(みつ)矢(や)さんはＡ(エース)のスリーカード　雲(くも)間(ま)さんはＱ(クイーン)のワンペア　緑(みどり)川(かわ)さんは役なし(ブタ)‥‥
      Akabishi-san no kādo wa hachi to jakku no tsū pea‥‥ Mitsuya-san wa ēsu no surī kādo Kumoma-san wa kuīn no wan pea Midorikawa-san wa buta‥‥
      Akabishi-san’s hand would have a two pair, eights and jacks... Mitsuya-san’s a three of a kind, aces. Kumoma-san’s a one pair, queens. Midorikawa-san’s a high card...
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