cắc-tê
Definition
- Noun:
- A card game: "cắc-tê" refers specifically to the card game known as écarté, a two-player game of French origin.
- A term for a specific activity: It can denote the act of playing this particular card game.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Họ đang chơi một ván cắc-tê. (They are playing a hand of écarté.)
- Cắc-tê là một trò chơi bài phổ biến ở châu Âu vào thế kỷ 19. (Écarté was a popular card game in Europe in the 19th century.)
Advanced Usage
- "đánh cắc-tê": to play écarté.
- Ông nội tôi thường đánh cắc-tê với bạn vào mỗi chiều. (My grandfather used to play écarté with friends every afternoon.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bài cắc-tê: écarté cards; refers to the deck or the game itself.
- Bộ bài cắc-tê này rất cũ. (This deck of écarté cards is very old.)
Synonyms
- Bài écarté: The direct loanword from French, identical in meaning.
- Trò chơi bài hai người: A two-player card game (a descriptive synonym).
Notes on Meaning
- The word "cắc-tê" is a Vietnamese phonetic adaptation of the French word "". It has no other meanings in modern Vietnamese and is used exclusively to refer to this specific card game. It is a niche, historical term and is not commonly used in everyday contemporary language.