bezique

be·zique  (b-zk)

n.

A card game similar to pinochle that is played with a deck of 64 cards.

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[French bésigue, possibly from Italian bazzica, a kind of card game.]

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bezique [bɪˈziːk]

n

1. (Group Games / Card Games) a card game for two or more players with tricks similar to whist but with additional points scored for honours and sequences: played with two packs with nothing below a seven

2. (Group Games / Card Games) (in this game) the queen of spades and jack of diamonds declared together

[from French bésigue, of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bezique - a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist penuchle, pinochle, pinocle card game, cards - a game played with playing cards

Translations

bezique [bɪˈziːk] n → bazzica