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bezique

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be·zique  (b-zk)
n.
A card game similar to pinochle that is played with a deck of 64 cards.

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

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]
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Noun1.bezique - a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
Translations
bezique [bɪˈziːk] nbazzica
bezique [bɪˈziːk] nbazzica


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