"canasta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈnæstə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-canasta.wav Forms: canastas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish canasta. The game originates from Uruguay. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|canasta}} Spanish canasta Head templates: {{en-noun}} canasta (plural canastas)
  1. (uncountable, games, card games) A card game similar to rummy and played using two packs, where the object is to meld groups of the same rank. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Card games, Games Translations (card game): канаста (kanasta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kanasta [feminine] (Czech), canasta (Finnish), canasta [feminine] (French), Canasta [neuter] (German), קנסטה (kanásta) [feminine] (Hebrew), kanaszta (Hungarian), canasta (Indonesian), кана́ста (kanásta) [feminine] (Macedonian), canasta [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kanasta [feminine] (Polish), canasta [feminine] (Portuguese), кана́ста (kanásta) [feminine] (Russian), canasta [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-canasta-en-noun-LpAbx6yM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 29 Topics: card-games, games Disambiguation of 'card game': 81 19
  2. (countable, card games) A meld of seven cards in a game of canasta. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Card games Translations (seven cards): canasta [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-canasta-en-noun-Y1zOa8MF Topics: card-games, games Disambiguation of 'seven cards': 29 71

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