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bac·ca·rat

B0007400 (bä′kə-rä′, băk′ə-)n. A card game in which the winner is the player who holds two or three cards totaling closest to 9 points. Face cards and tens are worth 0 points, other cards are worth their face value, and if the hand totals more than 10 only the second digit matters; for example, a hand of 6 and 8 (totaling 14) is worth 4 points.

[French baccara, from Provençal.]

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(ˈbækəˌrɑː; ˌbækəˈrɑː; French bakara) n (Card Games) a card game in which two or more punters gamble against the banker[C19: from French baccara, of unknown origin]

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or bac•ca•ra

(ˌbɑ kəˈrɑ, ˌbæk ə-)

n. a card game in which the designated banker deals three hands and other players bet that either one or both of the other hands will win against the banker's hand. [1865–70; variant of baccara < French (of uncertain orig.)]

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baccarat - a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to ninechemin de fercard game, cards - a game played with playing cards

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baccarat

(bä`kərä', băk`–, Fr. bäkärä`), French card game formerly widely played in European casinos but now supplanted in popularity by chemin de ferchemin de fer
[Fr.,=railroad], the most popular gambling card game in Europe. The present day versions are variations of Italian baccara which Charles VIII introduced to France in 1490.
..... Click the link for more information. . The banker plays against the hands he deals to two other players called punters. The winning hand is the one whose point total has the number closest to 9 as its last digit, face cards and tens counting nothing. Two cards are dealt to a hand with the privilege of a one-card draw. The term baccarat is supposed to mean "nothing" and is applied to hands whose point total ends with a cipher.

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a card game in which two or more punters gamble against the banker

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noun a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker

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