CANASTA
Dictionary entry overview: What does canasta mean? • CANASTA (noun)
The noun CANASTA has 1 sense:
1. a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
Familiarity information: CANASTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CANASTA (noun)
Meaning:
A form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
basket rummy; canasta; meld
Hypernyms ("canasta" is a kind of...):
rum; rummy (a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "canasta"):
bolivia (a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded)
samba (a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers)
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