Etymology

canasta

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Today it means: A card game similar to rummy and played using two packs, where the object is to meld groups of the same rank. Full definition →

Spanish canasta
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcanasta
  2. English todaycanasta

From Spanish canasta. The game originates from Uruguay.

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