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 < ?

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Example Sentences

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baccarat

Statewide revenue from baccarat, a game popular with wealthy people, doubled in the past year, while slot-machine revenue rose 5.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Here are excerpts of three Associated Press stories from the 1891 cheating case, which the press at the time referred to as the baccarat scandal.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

But a law was passed in 2018 providing exceptions to games, such as poker or baccarat, to create jobs and boost tourism.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023

Rich gamblers from China flew in, wheeling hockey bags stuffed with tens of thousands of Canadian 20 dollar bills to play baccarat at private salons inside Vancouver-area casinos.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022

Come, my friend, let's try our luck now at baccarat.

From Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts by Frank Wedekind

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