oicho-kabu

== English == === Alternative forms === oichokabu === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese おいちょかぶ (oicho-kabu). Compound of オイチョ (oicho, “the 8 card”) + カブ (kabu, “the 9 card”), borrowed from Portuguese oito (“eight”) and Portuguese cabo (“end”, for being the highest card) respectively. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɔɪ.t͡ʃoʊˈkɑː.buː/ Rhymes: -ɑːbuː === Noun === oicho-kabu (uncountable) (card games) A traditional Japanese gambling game similar to baccarat and the Korean game seotda, played with kabufuda or hanafuda cards, where the goal is to achieve a hand scoring as close to 9 points as possible.