What does パチンコ mean?
パチンコ is a Japanese noun meaning “pachinko (Japanese pinball)” in English. It can also be translated as “slingshot, pistol” depending on context. It is written as パチンコ in hiragana, and pachinko in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
次郎はパチンコでガッポリもうけて上機嫌だった。
Jiro was all smiles after he made a bundle at the pachinko parlor.