Uno
See also: Appendix:Variations of "uno"
Translingual
Symbol
Uno
- (chemistry) Systematic chemical symbol for unniloctium, now named hassium.
- Synonym: Hs
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish uno (“one”); players must call "uno" when down to their last card. Doublet of one.
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Uno
- A card game similar to crazy eights, played with specially printed cards that have colours instead of suits.
- 2025 June 29, Charlotte Hilton Andersen, “Here Are the Official Uno Rules—And the Super-Fun Unofficial Ones Too”, in Reader's Digest[1], archived from the original on 21 November 2025:
- With five kids, I’ve played a lot of Uno over the years, and I’m going to be honest: Uno is less of a card game and more of a test of your fortitude and moral character.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Uno.
Translations
a card game played with special cards
Further reading
- Uno (card game) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 宇野 (Uno) or うの (Uno).
Proper noun
Uno (plural Unos)
- A female given name from Japanese.
- A surname from Japanese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Uno is the 41799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Uno is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.15%), White (10.77%) and Mixed Race (10.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Uno”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Uno (given name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Uno (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuno/
Proper noun
Uno
- a male given name, equivalent to Swedish Uno
Related terms
Japanese
Romanization
Uno
Swedish
Etymology
Latinized form of Une, from Old Norse Uni, related to una "to be satisfied, happy". By folk etymology associated with Latin unus (“one”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Uno c (genitive Unos)
- a male given name