baccarat
or bac·ca·ra
a gambling game at cards played by a banker and two or more punters who bet against the banker.
Origin of baccarat
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How to use baccarat in a sentence
Presently Lady Weybourne, on her way to the baccarat rooms, saw him sitting there and looked in.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips OppenheimShe passed through the baccarat room, came out again and walked the whole length of the larger apartment.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips OppenheimHe made a little promenade of the rooms and eventually he found her amongst the spectators around the baccarat table.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips OppenheimAt midnight the game of baccarat commenced: she had asked for "the bank," but the rules of the Club prevented her from getting it.
The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco IbezIt was a good game, baccarat, Arthur said, but you had to pay for it sometimes.
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British Dictionary definitions for baccarat
/ (ˈbækəˌrɑː, ˌbækəˈrɑː, French bakara) /
a card game in which two or more punters gamble against the banker
Origin of baccarat
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