cooncan

[ koon-kan ]

noun

, Cards.

1. a variety of rummy for two players.

cooncan

/ ˈkuːnˌkæn /

noun

1. a card game for two players, similar to rummy

Word History and Origins

Origin of cooncan¹

1885–90, Americanism; popular alteration of conquian

Word History and Origins

Origin of cooncan¹

C19: from (Mexican) Spanish con quién with whom?, apparently with reference to the forming and declaring of sequences and sets of cards

Example Sentences

The quartet's diminutive first tenor, Brown, has quiet tastes, plays a little cooncan and setback, mostly just "cheers himself with his family."

From Time Magazine Archive