nap
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9.9
A card game like whist where players bid on tricks
- noun
- /næp/
- Archaic
:
Napoleón
Synonyms
8.2
A card game for several players where people bid to choose the trump suit
bids on how many tricks to take rather than naming trump
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The card game nap is a short form of Napoleon, the name of the French leader, and people simply called the fast bidding game 'nap', which is why the game's name is just a short, catchy form of 'Napoleon'.