ecarte

/eɪˈkɑːrteɪ/
noun
  1. A card game for two players, in which each player is dealt five cards and may discard and replace some of them, with the goal of winning tricks.
    • My grandfather taught me how to play ecarte when I was young.
    • They spent the rainy afternoon playing a few rounds of ecarte.
    • In ecarte, the player who wins the most tricks scores points toward the game.
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