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Definitions for Canasta
[1] a variety of rummy in which the main object is to meld sets of seven or more cards.
[2] a card game for two to six players who seek to amass points by declaring sets of cards
[3] Also called: meld a declared set in this game, containing seven or more like cards, worth 500 points if the canasta is pure or 300 if wild (containing up to three jokers)
Words related to Canasta
poker, roulette, bridge, lottery, bingo, gin, lotto, pinochle, twenty-one
Words nearby Canasta
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Origin of Canasta
1945–50; < Spanish: literally, basket, apparently variant of canastro < Greek kánastron wicker basket (see canister)
Word origin for Canasta
C20: from Spanish: basket (because two packs, or a basketful, of cards are required), variant of canastro, from Latin canistrum; see canister
Synonyms for Canasta
poker, roulette, bingo, bridge, craps, crazy eights, gambling game, gin, gin rummy, lottery, lotto, penny ante, pinochle, twenty-one, wheel of fortune