banco

American  

[bang-koh, bahng-] / ˈbæŋ koʊ, ˈbɑŋ- /

noun

bancos plural

1. a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.

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verb (used without object)

1. to make such a declaration.

banco British  

/ ˈbæŋkəʊ /

interjection

1. a call in gambling games such as chemin de fer and baccarat by a player or bystander who wishes to bet against the entire bank

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bancos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of banco

1745–55; < French < Italian < Germanic; see bank ²

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

banco bancos

“It’s called banco ma’ língua,” said Mr. Torres, “which is where people go to gossip.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2018

The American was challenging a Court of Appeal judgement that Crockfords Club could refuse to pay up when Ivey won the cash playing card game punto banco.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2017

The word “bankrupt” derives from banco rotto, meaning “broken bench”.

From Economist ● Jul. 2, 2015

Andre Citroen, French motorman, was again at Deauville Casino calling "banco suivi suivi."

From Time Magazine Archive

The question of the agio of the Hamburg banco system belongs rather to the history of banking.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

These streams scarcely flow at all toward the north; so that in the centre of the Llanos there remain vast tracts of land called bancos and mesas* frightfully parched.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von