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bezique
[ buh-zeek ]
/ bəˈzik /
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noun Cards.
a game resembling pinochle, originally played with 64 cards and now more commonly with 128 cards and, sometimes, 192 or 256 cards.
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Origin of bezique
1860–65; <French bésigue, bézigue, perhaps <Italian bazzica a similar game, derived variously from bazza trump card, stroke of luck, or bazzicare to frequent, haunt
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bezique
/ (bɪˈziːk) /
noun
a card game for two or more players with tricks similar to whist but with additional points scored for honours and sequences: played with two packs with nothing below a seven
(in this game) the queen of spades and jack of diamonds declared together
Word Origin for bezique
C19: from French bésigue, of unknown origin
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