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preferans

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A card game, related to bridge, Boston, and whist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Russian префера́нс (preferáns), in turn from French préférence. Doublet of preference.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 樸烈費蘭斯 /朴烈费兰斯 (pǔlièfèilánsī) — a card game
  • Finnish: preferenssi — a card game
  • Finnish: preferanssi — a card game
  • French: préférence — a card game
  • Georgian: პრეფერანსი (ṗreperansi) — a card game
  • German: Préférence — a card game
  • Greek: πρέφα (préfa) — a card game
  • Hungarian: preferánsz — a card game
  • Japanese: プレフェランス (pureferansu) — a card game
  • Romanian: preferans — a card game
  • Russian: префера́нс (preferáns) — a card game
  • Russian: преф (pref) — a card game
  • Russian: пу́лька (púlʹka) — a card game
  • Serbo-Croatian: преферанс — a card game
  • Serbo-Croatian: preferans — a card game
  • Ukrainian: префера́нс (preferáns) — a card game