macaon.

Brit.

/məˈkaʊ/, U.S.

/məˈkaʊ/

Forms: 1700s– macao, 1800s– makao.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Macao.

Etymology: < Macao (Portuguese Macau , Chinese (Mandarin) Aòmén ), the name of a city and former Portuguese dependency on the south-east coast of China, which is noted for gambling. Compare French macao (1867 in Littré); compare also macco n. and Macanese adj.Portuguese Macau (16th cent.; in early use also Amacao, Amaqua, etc.) is < a Chinese (Cantonese) place name of uncertain form (the modern Cantonese name is Oumun, after Mandarin). Compare Japanese †Amakawa (a1573; later Makao). The place name Macao is attested in English from c1602 (earlier in form Amacao (1585)). Macao is situated on the west side of the Pearl River estuary opposite Hong Kong. China resumed sovereignty over Macao on 20 Dec. 1999.

A gambling card game, related to baccarat, in which each player is dealt only one card.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > vingt-et-un, etc.

vingt-et-un1772

macao1778

twenty-one1790

macco1809

Van John1853

black jack1899

pontoon1917

vingty1936

1778 Earl of Malmesbury Diaries & Corr. I. 179 Macao, (a game much in vogue here at present).

1794 C. Pigott Female Jockey Club 109 We have beheld her ready to burst with rage, when the consequences have been against her at Macao.

1827 Sporting Mag. 20 58 A diplomatic character and member of a fashionable Club at Brussels, has been accused of cheating at Macao.

1883 Times 11 July 7 He consorted much with..needy players at..roulette, makao, and similar games of hazard.

1908 M.A.P. 25 July 77/2 The principal games were faro and macao, and a man was able to win or lose the whole of his fortune in a single night.

1990 D. Parlett Oxf. Guide Card Games vii. 82 Macao is a one-card version of Baccara, possibly ancestral to it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macao
释义	macaon. Brit. /məˈkaʊ/, U.S. /məˈkaʊ/ Forms: 1700s– macao, 1800s– makao. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Macao. Etymology: < Macao (Portuguese Macau , Chinese (Mandarin) Aòmén ), the name of a city and former Portuguese dependency on the south-east coast of China, which is noted for gambling. Compare French macao (1867 in Littré); compare also macco n. and Macanese adj.Portuguese Macau (16th cent.; in early use also Amacao, Amaqua, etc.) is < a Chinese (Cantonese) place name of uncertain form (the modern Cantonese name is Oumun, after Mandarin). Compare Japanese †Amakawa (a1573; later Makao). The place name Macao is attested in English from c1602 (earlier in form Amacao (1585)). Macao is situated on the west side of the Pearl River estuary opposite Hong Kong. China resumed sovereignty over Macao on 20 Dec. 1999. A gambling card game, related to baccarat, in which each player is dealt only one card. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > vingt-et-un, etc. vingt-et-un1772 macao1778 twenty-one1790 macco1809 Van John1853 black jack1899 pontoon1917 vingty1936 1778 Earl of Malmesbury Diaries & Corr. I. 179 Macao, (a game much in vogue here at present). 1794 C. Pigott Female Jockey Club 109 We have beheld her ready to burst with rage, when the consequences have been against her at Macao. 1827 Sporting Mag. 20 58 A diplomatic character and member of a fashionable Club at Brussels, has been accused of cheating at Macao. 1883 Times 11 July 7 He consorted much with..needy players at..roulette, makao, and similar games of hazard. 1908 M.A.P. 25 July 77/2 The principal games were faro and macao, and a man was able to win or lose the whole of his fortune in a single night. 1990 D. Parlett Oxf. Guide Card Games vii. 82 Macao is a one-card version of Baccara, possibly ancestral to it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1778
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