baccarat

American  

[bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-, bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-, ba-ka-ra] / ˈbɑ kəˌrɑ, ˈbæk ə-, ˌbɑ kəˈrɑ, ˌbæk ə-, ba kaˈra /

Or baccara

noun

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

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baccarat British  

/ bakara, ˌbækəˈrɑː, ˈbækəˌrɑː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of baccarat

1865–70; variant of baccara < French < ?

Example Sentences

Her costume, worthy of her face, was extremely magnificent; it consisted of a robe of gold-and-silver brocade, and a mantle of nacarat velvet, lined with vair.

From The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard by France, Anatole

First stately and superb she swept before His gazing eyes, with high, Infanta mien, Trailing behind her all the splendid sheen Of nacarat floods of velvet that she wore.

From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Lee, Agnes