ecarte

Thân thiện

Two players sit across from each other at a table, concentrating on a game of ecarte.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A card game for two players: "Écarté" refers specifically to a two-player trick-taking card game.
   • Played with a 32-card deck: The game uses a piquet deck, which is a standard 52-card deck with all cards from two to six removed, leaving 32 cards ranked from seven (low) to ace (high).
   • King high: In the game's hierarchy, the king is the highest-ranking card in each suit for the purpose of trumps.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The term is used to name the specific game. It is often italicized or written with its original French accent (écarté) in English texts to denote its origin.
  • They spent the evening playing écarté.
  • Do you know the rules of ecarte?

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Cultural Context: Écarté was particularly popular in 19th-century Europe, especially in France and among the aristocracy. Mentioning it often evokes this historical setting.
  • The novel depicted gentlemen in a salon, engaged in a quiet game of écarté.

Variants and Related Words

• Écarté (with accent): The original French spelling, commonly used in English.
• Trick-taking game: The broader category of card games to which écarté belongs.
• Piquet deck: The specific 32-card deck used to play écarté and similar games.

Synonyms

• Card game: The general term.
• Two-player game: Describes the player count.

Notes

• There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs associated directly with the word "ecarte" in English, as it functions solely as a proper noun naming a specific game.
• The game involves a unique action called "discarding" or "making the discard" (from French , meaning "to discard"), which is the origin of its name. However, in English usage, the word itself is not used as a verb.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high