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

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

But a law was passed in 2018 providing exceptions to games, such as poker or baccarat, to create jobs and boost tourism.

From BBC

Rich gamblers from China flew in, wheeling hockey bags stuffed with tens of thousands of Canadian 20 dollar bills to play baccarat at private salons inside Vancouver-area casinos.

From New York Times

Casino operators there use hidden cameras and facial recognition technology to track gamblers’ betting behavior, as well as poker chips enabled with radio frequency identification technology and sensors on baccarat tables.

From Seattle Times