trente et quarante

[ trahnt ey kuh-rahnt; French trahn tey ka-rahnt ]

noun

1. rouge et noir.

trente et quarante

/ trɑ̃t e karɑ̃t /

noun

1. another name for rouge et noir

Word History and Origins

Origin of trente et quarante¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1665–75

Word History and Origins

Origin of trente et quarante¹

C17: French, literally: thirty and forty; referring to the rule that forty is the maximum number that may be dealt and the winning colour is the one closest to thirty-one

Example Sentences

The gambling stopped at the roulette wheels and the trente et quarante tables.

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After leaving the Captains, he found Lewis at a trente et quarante table, with a heap of thousand franc chips in front of him.

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There is a fourth table, at which the lottery is decided by a foolish game at cards, called trente et quarante.

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Our little party stopped first at trente et quarante, and Zoe commenced her observations.

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Two very large tables, and a distinguished company at each, especially at the trente et quarante.

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