BEZIQUE


Meaning of BEZIQUE in English

/beuh zeek"/ , n. Cards.

a game resembling pinochle, originally played with 64 cards and now more commonly with 128 cards and, sometimes, 192 or 256 cards.

[ 1860-65; bésigue, bézigue, perh. bazzica a similar game, derived variously from bazza trump card, stroke of luck, or bazzicare to frequent, haunt ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .