Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecarte

/e.kʌɹˈte/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ecarte
IPA: /e.kʌɹˈte/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A card game for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mortimer had stayed to dinner, and he and the baronet played ecarte afterwards. - A. Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles"
"This invitation Lady Rotheles gave; and Lady Anne accepted, with reluctant civility; still, a pleasing and elegant looking woman like herself, fond of ecarté, which she played with great skill, whose daughters were both pretty and musical, rarely found herself at a loss what to do with her autumn."

Etymology

From French écarté.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /e.kʌɹˈte/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

écarté (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ecarte?: The recorded pronunciation is /e.kʌɹˈte/.
What does ecarte mean?: A card game for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game.
Where does ecarte come from?: From French écarté.

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