noun
canasta
kuh-NAS-tuh
Canasta (noun) means a card game related to rummy, played with two decks, where players form sets called melds. Example: “The whole family played canasta after dinner.”
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A card game related to rummy, played with two decks, where players form sets called melds.
"The whole family played canasta after dinner."
"Modern American Canasta is a younger cousin of the game of Canasta I explain here."
— Barry Rigal, Card Games For Dummies (2011)
"“Do you know something, Fred?” she announced, “I won four dollars and eighty-five cents playing Canasta this afternoon.” “Canasta!” exclaimed Mr. Grimes, “I didn′t know you could play that silly game.”"
— Henry F. Tenney, Per Stirpes and Not Per Capita: Or, What Your Clients Can Never Tell You (1951)
How to use canasta
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rummy-style card game for four players using two packs of cards.
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Etymology
From Spanish canasta, "basket"; the game originated in Uruguay.
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What does “canasta” mean?
The word “canasta” means a card game related to rummy, played with two decks, where players form sets called melds. In plain terms, a rummy-style card game for four players using two packs of cards.
How do you pronounce “canasta”?
“Canasta” is pronounced kuh-NAS-tuh (/kəˈnæstə/ in IPA).
How do you use “canasta” in a sentence?
Here is “canasta” used in a sentence: “The whole family played canasta after dinner.”
What part of speech is “canasta”?
“Canasta” is a noun.
Where does the word “canasta” come from?
The word “canasta” comes from Spanish. From Spanish canasta, "basket"; the game originated in Uruguay.
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