baccarat

or bac·ca·ra

[ bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-; bah-kuh-rah, bak-uh-; French ba-ka-ra ]

noun

1. a gambling game at cards played by a banker and two or more punters who bet against the banker.

baccarat

/ bakara; ˌbækəˈrɑː; ˈbækəˌrɑː /

noun

1. a card game in which two or more punters gamble against the banker

Word History and Origins

Origin of baccarat¹

1865–70; variant of baccara < French < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of baccarat¹

C19: from French baccara , of unknown origin

Example Sentences

In a segment titled “The Moment I Won $4.5 Million,” Mase describes how he won millions playing baccarat across multiple Las Vegas casinos.

From Los Angeles Times

Last June, Harry became the first senior member of the family to take the stand in court since 1891, when Queen Victoria’s eldest son, Prince Albert Edward, testified in a case about wrongdoing during a game of baccarat at which he was present.

From New York Times

Here are excerpts of three Associated Press stories from the 1891 cheating case, which the press at the time referred to as the baccarat scandal.

From Seattle Times

The jury apparently had succeeded in bringing out squarely and beyond any possible doubt the fact that the Prince of Wales, in view of the evidence that had been placed before him at Tranby Croft by the ladies and gentleman who had played baccarat with Sir Wm.

From Seattle Times

He will testify today in a phone-hacking case against the Mirror newspaper group — making him the first senior royal to testify in court since 1891, when the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII, testified in the case of a man accused of cheating at a game of baccarat.

From New York Times