trente et quarante
[ trahnt ey kuh-rahnt; French trahn tey ka-rahnt ]
/ ˈtrɑnt eɪ kəˈrɑnt; French trɑ̃ teɪ kaˈrɑ̃t /
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Origin of trente et quarante
Borrowed into English from French around 1665–75
Words nearby trente et quarante
trendsetting, trendy, Trengganu, Trent, trental, trente et quarante, Trentino-Alto Adige, Trento, Trenton, trepan, trepang
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Word Origin for trente et quarante
C17: French, literally: thirty and forty; referring to the rule that forty is the maximum number that may be dealt and the winning colour is the one closest to thirty-one
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