Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbotte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-botte
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Canadian dice game akin to craps.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Canadians prefer the game of barbotte..."
"Barbotte is a Canadian version of Craps wherein the player wins if the two dice produce 3-3, 5-5, 6-6, or 6-5."
"For the past century or so the most popular gambling games have been the card games of poker, stook and blackjack, and the dice games of craps and barbotte."
"Games in such clubs ranged from poker, through roulette to location-specific pastimes such as the Montreal dice game barbotte."

Etymology

From Turkish barbut.

Origin

Source language: Turkish

Word Breakdown

Root: barbut

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

barbooth (alternative) barbouti (alternative)

Questions

What does barbotte mean?: A Canadian dice game akin to craps.
Where does barbotte come from?: It is traced to Turkish.

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