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, game.

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 game

Example

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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.

Related phrases

card game

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