baccarat

or bac·ca·ra

[ bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-; bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-; French ba-ka-ra ]

noun

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

baccarat

/ ˌbækəˈrɑː; ˈbækəˌrɑː; bakara /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of baccarat¹

1865–70; variant of baccara < French < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of baccarat¹

C19: from French baccara , of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Presently Lady Weybourne, on her way to the baccarat rooms, saw him sitting there and looked in.

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She passed through the baccarat room, came out again and walked the whole length of the larger apartment.

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He made a little promenade of the rooms and eventually he found her amongst the spectators around the baccarat table.

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At midnight the game of baccarat commenced: she had asked for "the bank," but the rules of the Club prevented her from getting it.

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It was a good game, baccarat, Arthur said, but you had to pay for it sometimes.

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