noun
Meaning 1
A card game, a variation of baccarat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
chemin de fer
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ʃəˌmæ̃ də ˈfɛə/
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noun
Meaning 2
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 nine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baccarat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: card game, cards
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French chemin de fer (literally “railway”), from being a faster variant of baccarat.