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canasta

/kəˈnæstə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about canasta at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank.

Origin

From Spanish canasta. The game originates from Uruguay.

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