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canasta
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun canasta has 1 sense
- canasta(n = noun.act) basket rummy, meld - a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank; Array is a kind of rum, rummy
has particulars: bolivia, samba
CIDE DICTIONARY
canasta, n.
a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
canasta, n.
1 a card-game using two packs and resembling rummy, the aim being to collect sets (or melds) of cards.
2 a set of seven cards in this game.
1 a card-game using two packs and resembling rummy, the aim being to collect sets (or melds) of cards.
2 a set of seven cards in this game.
Etymology
Sp., = basket
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