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rouge et noir

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A solitaire card game played with two decks of playing cards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A French gambling game using six decks of cards, played at a special table with two croupiers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trente-et-quarante

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: card game, cards

History

Etymology

From French rouge et noir (literally “red and black”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: trente et quarante — solitaire card game
  • Polish: czerwone i czarne — solitaire card game
  • French: trente et quarante — gambling card game
  • Polish: czerwone i czarne — gambling card game