"baccarat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbækəɹɑː/, /ˈbɑːkəɹɑː/, /bɑːkəˈɹɑː/, /ˈbækəɹæt/ [colloquial, proscribed]
enPR: băk'ə-răt [colloquial, proscribed] Etymology: First attested in the 19th century. Borrowed from French baccarat, baccara, likely named after the French town Baccarat (noted for glassmaking) in Grand Est, of ultimately unclear and debated origin (first attested in 1291 (uncertain)). If by some Vulgar Latin *Bacchara, the town is possibly named from Latin Bacchi ara ("altar of Bacchus"; the original pagan reference of the name was forgotten), name of an ancient Roman castellum, of which there remains a relic called the "Tower of Bacha" on the heights of Deneuvre, from whence Baccarat is an ancient suburb. Other hypotheses have also been suggested, including descent from Celtic. Probably linked to Provençal baccara, although if the town etymology is correct, this may present some geographic difficulty. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|19th century}} the 19th century, {{etydate|19th century}} First attested in the 19th century., {{bor|en|fr|baccarat}} French baccarat, {{m|fr|baccara}} baccara, {{unk|en|title=unclear and debated origin}} unclear and debated origin, {{etydate/the|1291}} 1291, {{etydate|1291|nocap=1|nodot=1}} first attested in 1291, {{der|en|VL.|*Bacchara}} Vulgar Latin *Bacchara, {{der|en|la|Bacchi}} Latin Bacchi, {{m|la|ara}} ara, {{m|en|castellum}} castellum, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|en|prv|baccara}} Provençal baccara Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} baccarat (uncountable)
  1. (card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack. Wikipedia link: Albert Guillaume, Baccarat, baccarat Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Card games Synonyms: baccara Derived forms: mini-baccarat Related terms: blackjack, pontoon, twenty-one Translations (card game): bacarà (Catalan), 百家樂 (Chinese Cantonese), 百家乐 (baak³ gaa¹ lok⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 百家樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 百家乐 (bǎijiālè) (Chinese Mandarin), baccarat (Danish), baccarat (Dutch), baccarat (Estonian), baccara (French), Baccara (German), μπακαράς (bakarás) (Greek), bakarat (Indonesian), baccarà (Italian), バカラ (bakara) (Japanese), បាការ៉ាត់ (baakaarat) (Khmer), 바카라 (bakara) (Korean), bakarat (Maranao), bakarat (Polish), bacará [masculine] (Portuguese), баккара́ (bakkará) (Russian), bacará [masculine] (Spanish), bacarrá [masculine] (Spanish), баккара́ (bakkará) (Ukrainian)

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