Pedro

Meaning

1. The standard callsign for an aircraft participating in CSAR (“combat search and rescue”), typically a helicopter.
2. An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
3. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter.
4. The five of trumps in certain card games.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros.

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