What does "ecarte" mean?

A card game for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game.

What is a synonym for "ecarte"?

Common synonyms include: blackjack, bridge, card game, cast off, discard, distinguish.

Ecarte

/e.kʌɹˈte/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A card game for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game. uncountable
"Mortimer had stayed to dinner, and he and the baronet played ecarte afterwards. - A. Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles"
2
a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high wordnet

Synonyms

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blackjack bridge card game cast off discard distinguish

Antonyms

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admit consider converge hold

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"Mortimer had stayed to dinner, and he and the baronet played ecarte afterwards. - A. Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Etymology

From French écarté.

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