BANCO


Meaning of BANCO in English

[ 'baŋkəʊ ]

■ exclamation (in baccarat and chemin de fer) expressing a player's willingness to meet the banker's whole stake single-handed.

Origin

C18: via Fr. from Ital., 'bank'.

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