rouge et noir

[roozh ey nwahr, roozh ey nwar]

noun

1. a gambling game using cards, played at a table marked with two red and two black diamond-shaped spots on which the players place their stakes.

rouge et noir

/ ruʒ e nwar, ˈruːʒ eɪ ˈnwɑː /

noun

1. Also called: trente et quarante. a card game in which the players put their stakes on any of two red and two black diamond-shaped spots marked on the table

Word History and Origins

Origin of rouge et noir¹

1785–95; < French: red and black

Word History and Origins

Origin of rouge et noir¹

French, literally: red and black

Example Sentences

Of course, the sickeningly beautiful rouge et noir paint job doesn’t hurt either.

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One night curiosity led me to be a spectator at one of the rouge et noir tables.

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One table was devoted to roulette, a second to rouge et noir, and a third to baccarat.

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These little kingdoms, therefore, of some half-dozen miles in circumference, are nothing more than rouge et noir tables, where the grand duke performs the part of croupier, and gathers in the gold.

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The only field in which their ambition ranged was the green cloth of the rouge et noir table.

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