baccara

See also: baccarà

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbæk.əˌɹæ/

Noun

baccara (uncountable)

  1. A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.

French

Etymology

From Provençal bacarra, but of unknown ultimate origin.

Pronunciation
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Noun

baccara m (uncountable)

  1. baccarat (card game)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin baccaris, from Ancient Greek βάκκαρις (bákkaris, “clary”), a word borrowed from Lydian.

Noun

baccara f (plural baccare)

  1. wild ginger

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