"biritch" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Russian бирич (birič), of obscure origin, perhaps from Turkish bir-üç (“one-three”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|бирич}} Russian бирич (birič), {{der|en|tr|bir-üç||one-three}} Turkish bir-üç (“one-three”), {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biritch (uncountable)
  1. (historical) A card game, a precursor to bridge. Tags: historical, uncountable Synonyms: Russian whist Derived forms: bridge (english: by alteration)
    Sense id: en-biritch-en-noun-43TFmkrb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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