om·bre also om·ber ( m b r) or hom·bre (hmbr, m-)n. A card game, played by three players with 40 cards, that was popular in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. [Spanish hombre, man, ombre, from Latin hom  , homin-, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.] |
ombre US, omber [ˈɒmbə]
n
(Group Games / Card Games) an 18th-century card game
[from Spanish hombre man, referring to the player who attempts to win the stakes]
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