2 English words descend from French écarté, most common first.
ecarteA card game for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game.
écartéA card game in which one can discard certain cards from one's hand and replace them with cards from the deck.