paroli
/ˈpɑːrəliː/Cards (especially Faro )
noun
A cumulative bet in which the sum originally staked and the money won are left as a further stake; the gambling of double the sum that was previously staked.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas D'Urfey (?1653–1723), playwright and writer. From French paroli from Italian paroli, plural of parolo, probably from paro ‘I prepare’, 1st person singular of parare + lo it. Compare Italian paroli ‘a grand part, set, or cast, at dice’ (Florio 1611), parolare ‘to set or play at a grand part at dice’ (Florio 1611), Italian regional (Naples) parulo the doubling of a previous stake.