canasta
canasta definition
ca·nasta (kə nas′tə)
noun
a card game, a variation of rummy, usually for two or four players, using a double deck of cards and four jokers
Etymology: Sp, basket < canasto, contr. < canastro < Gr kanastron: see canister
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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