What does "cooncan" mean?

A card game originally from Mexico, similar to rummy where the object is to form sequences.

What is a synonym for "cooncan"?

Common synonyms include: conquian, conquian.

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A card game originally from Mexico, similar to rummy where the object is to form sequences. uncountable
"Tea Cake and Janie playing checkers; playing coon-can; playing Florida flip on the store porch all afternoon as if nobody else was there."

"Tea Cake and Janie playing checkers; playing coon-can; playing Florida flip on the store porch all afternoon as if nobody else was there."

From Spanish con quién (“with whom?”).

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