baccarat

bac-ca-rat · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A card game in which players bet on which of two hands, the player's or the banker's, will come closest to a total of nine.

  2. 2.

    A variant of this game played in casinos, especially popular in Asia.

Related words

See also: blackjack, casino, poker
Synonyms: chemin de fer, punto banco

Etymology

From French baccara, possibly from Italian baccara meaning "zero," referring to the value of face cards and tens in the game.