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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of ピン (pin, “a "one" in cards or dice”) + ぞろ (zoro, “from stem form soroi of verb 揃う (sorou), 'to match or line up'”).
Noun
ピンぞろ • (pinzoro)
- (gambling, idiomatic) Snake eyes: two ones, after rolling two dice.
- (derogatory, idiomatic) Wearing two layers of hitoemono (unlined summer-weight kimono).
- (idiomatic) The very beginning, the very start.
Usage notes
This word is more commonly written in kana, possibly in reflection of its more vernacular use.