"jass" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /jas/ [UK]
Rhymes: -as Etymology: Borrowed from Alemannic German Jass. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gsw|Jass}} Alemannic German Jass Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jass (uncountable)
  1. (card games) A trick-taking card game popular in Switzerland and neighboring areas of Germany and Austria. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-jass-en-noun-idy1-aM- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jass (uncountable)
  1. Obsolete form of jazz. Tags: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: jazz
    Sense id: en-jass-en-noun-Bee1W4YT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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