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ecarte

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /e.kʌɹˈte/
  • US: /e.kɑɹˈte/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A card game for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Mortimer had stayed to dinner, and he and the baronet played ecarte afterwards. - A. Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: card game, cards

History

Etymology

From French écarté.