casino
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4.9
- noun
- /kəˈsiːnoʊ/
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Casino (juego de cartas)
- We would play casino over an old card table.
Examples
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After dinner, we may play a game of casino, or Grandmother may read us one of her stories.
Fiction book (1996) -
One night I watched my grandparents play casino with Jacob at the end of the dinner table.
Fiction book (1990) -
I taught him everything he knows... how to run a casino floor, how to run a business, how to really run a business, but most importantly, how to spot a thief.
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We often get together to play casino with our friends on Friday nights.
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During the gathering, we all enjoyed a round of casino while laughing and sharing stories.
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To improve our skills, we practiced casino each weekend, focusing on different strategies.
Synonyms
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9.9
A card game where players match cards in hand with cards on the table to take them and score
Compounds
- Literature
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8.5
A system where banks and markets act like gamblers, making risky short term bets
Surface Forms
Etymology
Casino as a card game gets its name from Italian casino, which meant a 'little house' from casa 'house' where people met to play cards and talk. So the game's name remembers those small rooms where friends gathered to play.