ecarte
pronunciation
How to pronounce ecarte in British English:
UK [eɪ'kɑ:teɪ]
How to pronounce ecarte in American English:
US [eɪ'kɑteɪ]
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- Noun:
- a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
Word Origin
- ecarte (n.)
- card game for two played with 32 cards, 1824, from French écarté, literally "discarded," past participle of écarter "to discard," from e- (see ex-) + carte (see card (n.)). So called because the players may discard cards in his hand after the deal and get new ones from the deck.