- basket rummy
- nouna 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
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noun: canasta 1
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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canasta — [kə nastə] noun a card game resembling rummy, using two packs and usually played by two pairs of partners. ↘a meld of seven cards in canasta. Origin 1940s: from Sp. (of Uruguayan origin), lit. basket , based on L. canistrum (see canister) … English new terms dictionary
