Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Penchant \Pen`chant"\, n. (Card Playing)
   A game like b['e]zique, or, in the game, any queen and jack
   of different suits held together.

Penchant \Pen`chant"\, n. [F., fr. pencher to bend, fr.
   (assumed) LL. pendicare, L. pendere. See {Pendant}.]
   Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art.

Source : WordNet®

penchant
     n : a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature";
         "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: {preference},
          {predilection}, {taste}]