different between baccarat vs baccara

English

Alternative forms

• baccara

Etymology

Borrowed from French baccarat, baccara [19th c.], likely named after the French town Baccarat (noted for glassmaking) in Grand Est, of ultimately unclear and debated origin [1291?]. If by some Vulgar Latin *Bacchara, the town is possibly named from Latin Bacchi ara ("altar of Bacchus"; the original pagan reference of the name was forgotten), name of an ancient Roman castellum, of which there remains a relic called the "Tower of Bacha" on the heights of Deneuvre, from whence Baccarat is an ancient suburb. Other hypotheses have also been suggested, including descent from Celtic.

Probably linked to Provençal baccara, although if the town etymology is correct, this may present some geographic difficulty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæk????/, /?b??k????/, /b??k??r??/
• (colloquial, proscribed) enPR: b?k'?-r?t, IPA^(key): /?bæk??æt/

Noun

baccarat (uncountable)

1. (card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

Usage notes

By far, the most common style played is punto banco, where the closest total value to 9 between a pair of cards by "Player" or "Banker" wins.

Translations

See also

• blackjack
• pontoon
• twenty-one
• baccarat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

baccarat m (plural baccarats)

1. Alternative form of baccara

English

Alternative forms

• baccarat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæk.???æ/

Noun

baccara (uncountable)

1. A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.

French

Alternative forms

• baccarat

Etymology

Likely named after the French town Baccarat (noted for glassmaking) in Grand Est, of ultimately unclear and debated origin [1291?]. If by some Vulgar Latin *Bacchara, the town is possibly named from Latin Bacchi ara ("altar of Bacchus"; the original pagan reference of the name was forgotten), name of an ancient Roman castellum, of which there remains a relic called the "Tower of Bacha" on the heights of Deneuvre, from whence Baccarat is an ancient suburb. Other hypotheses have also been suggested, including descent from Celtic.

Probably linked to Provençal baccara, although if the town etymology is correct, this may present some geographic difficulty.

Pronunciation

Noun

baccara m (uncountable)

1. baccarat (card game)

Descendants

• ? Spanish: bacará

Further reading

• “baccara” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From Latin baccaris, from Ancient Greek ???????? (bákkaris, “clary”), a word borrowed from Lydian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bak.ka.ra/
• Rhymes: -akkara

Noun

baccara f (plural baccare)

1. wild ginger

   Synonym: asaro