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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•nas•ta (kə nas′tə),USA pronunciation n. [Cards.]- Gamesa variety of rummy in which the main object is to meld sets of seven or more cards.
- Greek kánastron wicker basket (see canister)
- Spanish: literally, basket, apparently variant of canastro
- 1945–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: canasta /kəˈnæstə/ n - a card game for two to six players who seek to amass points by declaring sets of cards
- Also called: meld a declared set in this game, containing seven or more like cards, worth 500 points if the canasta is pure or 300 if wild (containing up to three jokers)
Etymology: 20th Century: from Spanish: basket (because two packs, or a basketful, of cards are required), variant of canastro, from Latin canistrum; see canister |