baccarat

American  

[bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-, bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-, ba-ka-ra] / ˈbɑ kəˌrɑ, ˈbæk ə-, ˌbɑ kəˈrɑ, ˌbæk ə-, ba kaˈra /

Or baccara

noun

1. a gambling game at cards played by a banker and two or more punters who bet against the banker.

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baccarat British  

/ bakara, ˌbækəˈrɑː, ˈbækəˌrɑː /

noun

1. a card game in which two or more punters gamble against the banker

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Etymology

Origin of baccarat

1865–70; variant of baccara < French < ?

Example Sentences

Last spring, Neom mothballed the island, while staff at numerous fancy restaurants loaded Baccarat crystal glasses and blue crocodile-skin chairs into storage, former employees said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A senior staff member at France's presidential palace will stand trial over the alleged theft of precious tableware, including Baccarat Champagne glasses and Sèvres porcelain plates.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

The extravagant abode features soaring 50-foot ceilings, Italian-style gardens, and Baccarat crystal chandeliers so heavy they had to be hung from steel beams.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

They will be sold in Baccarat crystal bottles, adorned in gold – some with diamonds, numbered and only available in very limited quantities.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2022

From thence an etappen-route and telegraph-line were opened to Lun�ville and Nancy, magazines were formed, and the trains, which were following the Corps from Saverne by Blamont to Baccarat, were brought up.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count