piquet
or pic·quet
[ pi-key, -ket ]
/ pɪˈkeɪ, -ˈkɛt /
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noun
a card game played by two persons with a pack of 32 cards, the cards from deuces to sixes being excluded.
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piquet
/ (pɪˈkɛt, -ˈkeɪ) /
noun
a card game for two people playing with a reduced pack and scoring points for card combinations and tricks won
Word Origin for piquet
C17: from French, of unknown origin; compare pique ²
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