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baccarat

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English

English Wikipedia has an article on: baccarat

Alternative forms

baccara

Etymology

First attested in the 19th century. Borrowed from French baccarat, baccara, likely named after the French town Baccarat (noted for glassmaking) in Grand Est, of ultimately unclear and debated origin (first attested in 1291. (uncertain)). If by some Vulgar Latin *Bacchara, the town is possibly named from Latin Bacchi ara ("altar of Bacchus"; the original pagan reference of the name was forgotten), name of an ancient Roman castellum, of which there remains a relic called the "Tower of Bacha" on the heights of Deneuvre, from whence Baccarat is an ancient suburb. Other hypotheses have also been suggested, including descent from Celtic.

Probably linked to Provençal baccara, although if the town etymology is correct, this may present some geographic difficulty.

A game of baccarat, illustrated from 1897 by Albert Guillaume.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈbækəɹɑː/, /ˈbɑːkəɹɑː/, /bɑːkəˈɹɑː/
(colloquial, proscribed) enPR: băk'ə-răt, IPA(key): /ˈbækəɹæt/

Noun

baccarat (usually uncountable, plural baccarats)

(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms, usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt, and also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

Derived terms

mini-baccarat

Translations

card game

Catalan: bacarà
Chinese: Cantonese: 百家樂/百家乐(baak 3 gaa 1 lok 6) Mandarin: 百家樂/百家乐(bǎijiālè)
Danish: baccarat
Dutch: baccarat
Estonian: baccarat
French: baccara