What does "baccarat" mean?
A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.
Baccarat
/ˈbækəɹɑː/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.
- Grammar: baccarat is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: blackjack, bridge, card game, chemin de fer.
- Useful contrasts: low quality glass, mass produced glassware, non gambling activity.
- Usage evidence: In the open-to-all casino areas, the visitors would play baccarat and poker alongside handfuls of tourists from other parts of the world, usually elsewhere in Asia.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack. uncountable
- 2 a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine wordnet
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Example
"In the open-to-all casino areas, the visitors would play baccarat and poker alongside handfuls of tourists from other parts of the world, usually elsewhere in Asia."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "baccarat"?
Common synonyms include: blackjack, bridge, card game, chemin de fer, crystal maker, gambling game.
How do you use "baccarat" in a sentence?
In the open-to-all casino areas, the visitors would play baccarat and poker alongside handfuls of tourists from other parts of the world, usually elsewhere in Asia.
How do you pronounce "baccarat"?
Pronounced /ˈbækəɹɑː/.
Etymology
First attested in the 19th century. Borrowed from French baccarat, baccara, likely named after the French town Baccarat (noted for glassmaking) in Grand Est, of ultimately unclear and debated origin (first attested in 1291. (uncertain)). If by some Vulgar Latin *Bacchara, the town is possibly named from Latin Bacchi ara ("altar of Bacchus"; the original pagan reference of the name was forgotten), name of an ancient Roman castellum, of which there remains a relic called the "Tower of Bacha" on the heights of Deneuvre, from whence Baccarat is an ancient suburb. Other hypotheses have also been suggested, including descent from Celtic. Probably linked to Provençal baccara, although if the town etymology is correct, this may present some geographic difficulty.