bezique

[ buh-zeek ]

/ bəˈzik /

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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Examples from the Web for bezique

"While waiting for you to return we'll play a game of bezique," said Mme Maloir after a short silence.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola
It used to be different when me and Maria could stick it out over a game of bezique.
Foe-Farrell|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Christabel played and sang, while the Major and Jessie Bridgeman sat at bezique.
Mount Royal, Volume 1 of 3|Mary Elizabeth Braddon
She knew that bezique was a game of cards—or a game of something else.
Main Street|Sinclair Lewis

A card game of similar name was played in this country half a century ago; it was a kind of bezique.
Mazes and Labyrinths|W. H. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for bezique

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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Word Origin and History for bezique

bezique

card game, 1861, from French bézigue (19c.), of unknown origin.