Etymology

carte de visite

Today it means: A business card Full definition →

French carte de visite
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  1. French · borrowed fromcarte de visite
  2. French · borrowed fromcarte de visite
  3. English todaycarte de visite

Borrowed from French carte de visite (“visiting card”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.