canasta

ca·nas·ta

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh-nas-tuh]
- /kəˈnæs tə/
- /kəˈnæs.tə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-nas-tuh]
- /kəˈnæs tə/

Definitions of canasta word

noun canasta a card game for two to six players who seek to amass points by declaring sets of cards 3
noun canasta a declared set in this game, containing seven or more like cards, worth 500 points if the canasta is pure or 300 if wild (containing up to three jokers) 3
noun canasta a card game, a variation of rummy, usually for two or four players, using a double deck of cards and four jokers 3
noun canasta a variety of rummy in which the main object is to meld sets of seven or more cards. 1
noun canasta A card game resembling rummy, using two packs . It is usually played by two pairs of partners, and the aim is to collect sets (or melds) of cards. 1
noun canasta card game 1

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Origin of canasta

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

1945-50; < Spanish: literally, basket, apparently variant of canastro < Greek kánastron wicker basket (see canister)

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Parts of speech for Canasta

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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canasta popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for canasta

noun canasta

poker — a card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool.
bridge — A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
lottery — a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
roulette — a game of chance played at a table marked off with numbers from 1 to 36, one or two zeros, and several other sections affording the players a variety of betting opportunities, and having in the center a revolving, dishlike device (roulette wheel) into which a small ball is spun to come to rest finally in one of the 37 or 38 compartments, indicating the winning number and its characteristics, as odd or even, red or black, and between 1 and 18 or 19 and 36.
wheel of fortune — wheel (def 9).

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