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capot
1[ kuh-pot, -poh ]
/ kəˈpɒt, -ˈpoʊ /
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noun Cards.
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
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Origin of capot
11640–50; <French (noun and adj.), designating or describing the player who has no tricks, after faire capot (nautical) to capsize
Words nearby capot
caponette, caponize, caporal, caporegime, Caporetto, capot, capotasto, capote, Capoten, Capp, Cappadocia
Other definitions for capot (2 of 2)
capot2
[ kuh-poh; French ka-poh ]
/ kəˈpoʊ; French kaˈpoʊ /
noun, plural ca·pots [kuh-pohz; French ka-poh]. /kəˈpoʊz; French kaˈpoʊ/.
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British Dictionary definitions for capot
capot
/ (kəˈpɒt) /
noun
piquet the winning of all the tricks by one player
Word Origin for capot
C17: from French
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