Canasta Definition
kə-năstə
noun
A card game, a variation of rummy, usually for two or four players, using a double deck of cards and four jokers.
Webster's New World
A meld of seven cards having the same rank in this game.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- meld
- basket rummy
Other Word Forms of Canasta
Noun
Singular:
canasta
Plural:
canastasOrigin of Canasta
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Spanish canasta basket, canasta (in reference to the container or tray used to hold the piles of undrawn and discarded cards when playing the game) from canasto basket with a narrowing opening (influenced by cesta basket) from Latin canistrum canister
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish canasta. The game originates from Uruguay.
From Wiktionary
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