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noun
A card game similar to rummy and played using two packs, where the object is to meld groups of the same rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A meld of seven cards in a game of canasta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: card-games, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: basket rummy, meld
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rummy, rum
Narrower terms: bolivia, samba
History
From Spanish canasta. The game originates from Uruguay.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
