baccarat
or bac·ca·ra
[bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-; bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-; French ba-ka ra]
- a gambling game at cards played by a banker and two or more punters who bet against the banker.
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Origin of baccarat
1865–70; variant of baccara < French < ?
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Historical Examples
At last, when they sat down to a heavy game of baccarat, I crept away to bed.
The Golden WomanRidgwell Cullum
But as to Ronnie, bridge and baccarat and poker-patience are positively all that he thinks about.
Is baccarat a game you can be cheated at, then—I mean, when people are inclined to cheat?
The Mark Of CainAndrew Lang
The headquarters of the 37th Division were at Baccarat on the Alsatian border.
The Fight for the ArgonneWilliam Benjamin West
Let's see, baccarat is the game where you have to try and get nine, isn't it?
Mammon and Co.E. F. Benson
baccarat
- a card game in which two or more punters gamble against the banker
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Word Origin
C19: from French baccara, of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for baccarat
n.
card game, 1848, from French baccara (19c.), of unknown origin. Baccarat is the name of a town in France that was noted for glass-making.
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