rouge et noir

rouge et noir

(ˈruːʒ eɪ ˈnwɑː; French ruʒ e nwar)

n

(Card Games) a card game in which the players put their stakes on any of two red and two black diamond-shaped spots marked on the table. Also called: trente et quarante

[French, literally: red and black]

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rouge et noir

(ˈruʒ eɪ ˈnwɑr)
n.

a gambling game using cards, played at a table marked with two red and two black spots on which the players place their stakes.

[1785–95; < French: red and black]

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rouge et noir - a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number trente-et-quarante card game, cards - a game played with playing cards

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