n.
Pronunciation: ' skät, ' skat
Function: noun
Etymology: German, modification of Italian scarto discard, from scartare to discard, from s- (fr. Latin ex- ) + carta card ― more at CARD
Date: 1864
1 : a three-handed card game played with 32 cards in which players bid for the privilege of attempting any of several contracts
2 : a widow of two cards in skat that may be used by the winner of the bid