playing card

noun

A piece of specially prepared card stock or thin material bearing identifying symbols such as a number and suit, used primarily for card games, and generally forming part of a deck of such cards.

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Meanings

nounplaying card (plural playing cards)

plural playing cards · alternative dated playing-card

  1. card gamesA piece of specially prepared card stock or thin material bearing identifying symbols such as a number and suit, used primarily for card games, and generally forming part of a deck of such cards.

    Synonyms: card

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA piece of specially prepared card stock or thin material bearing identifying symbols such as a number and suit, used primarily for card games, and generally forming part of a deck of such cards.

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Translations

Afrikaans speelkaart
  • speelkaartTranslations
Arabic وَرَقَة لَعْب, وَرَقَة
  • وَرَقَة لَعْب (waraqat laʕb)Translations
  • وَرَقَة (waraqa)Translations
Bengali তাস
  • তাস (taś)Translations
Bulgarian ка́рта за игра́, ка́рта
  • ка́рта за игра́ (kárta za igrá)Translations
  • ка́рта (kárta)Translations
Catalan naip, carta
  • naipTranslations
  • cartaTranslations
Chinese Cantonese 啤牌
  • 啤牌Translations
Chinese Mandarin 撲克牌 /扑克牌, 紙牌 /纸牌
  • 撲克牌 /扑克牌 (pūkèpái)Translations
  • 紙牌 /纸牌 (zhǐpái)Translations
  • 卡片 (kǎpiàn)Translations
  • 牌 (pái)Translations
Czech hrací karta
  • hrací kartaTranslations
Danish spillekort
  • spillekortTranslations
Dutch speelkaart
  • speelkaartTranslations
Esperanto ludkarto
  • ludkartoTranslations
Estonian mängukaart
  • mängukaartTranslations
Finnish pelikortti
  • pelikorttiTranslations
French carte à jouer
  • carte à jouerTranslations
German Spielkarte, Karte
  • SpielkarteTranslations
  • KarteTranslations
Greek τραπουλόχαρτο
  • τραπουλόχαρτο (trapoulócharto)Translations
Hawaiian pepa hahau
  • pepa hahauTranslations
Hebrew קְלָף מִשְׂחָק, קְלָף
  • קְלָף מִשְׂחָק (klaf miskhák)Translations
  • קְלָף (klaf)Translations
Hindi ताश
  • ताश (tāś)Translations
Hungarian játékkártya, kártya
  • játékkártyaTranslations
  • kártyaTranslations
Icelandic spil
  • spilTranslations
Indonesian kartu
  • kartuTranslations
Irish cárta imeartha
  • cárta imearthaTranslations
Italian carta da gioco
  • carta da giocoTranslations
Japanese トランプ, カルタ
  • トランプ (toranpu)Translations
  • カルタ (karuta)Translations
  • トランプ・カルタ (toranpu-karuta)Translations
  • 札 (fuda)Translations
  • カード (kādo)Translations
Korean 트럼프, 플레잉 카드
  • 트럼프 (teureompeu)Translations
  • 플레잉 카드 (peulleing kadeu)Translations
Latin charta a ludo, papyprus a ludo
  • charta a ludoTranslations
  • papyprus a ludoTranslations
  • charta ludensTranslations
  • papyprus ludensTranslations
  • papyrus ludensTranslations
  • charta ludiTranslations
  • papyrus ludiTranslations
Latvian spēļu kārts
  • spēļu kārtsTranslations
Lithuanian žaidimo korta
  • žaidimo kortaTranslations
Malay kad
  • kadTranslations
Māori purei kāri
  • purei kāriTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål spillkort, spellkort
  • spillkortTranslations
  • spellkortTranslations
Polish karta, karta do gry
  • kartaTranslations
  • karta do gryTranslations
Portuguese carta, carta de baralho
  • cartaTranslations
  • carta de baralhoTranslations
Romanian carte de joc
  • carte de jocTranslations
Russian игра́льная ка́рта, ка́рта
  • игра́льная ка́рта (igrálʹnaja kárta)Translations
  • ка́рта (kárta)Translations
Scottish Gaelic cairt-chluiche
  • cairt-chluicheTranslations
Slovak hracia karta
  • hracia kartaTranslations
Spanish baraja, carta
  • barajaTranslations
  • cartaTranslations
  • naipeTranslations
Swahili karata
  • karataTranslations
Swedish spelkort
  • spelkortTranslations
Tagalog baraha
  • barahaTranslations
Thai ไพ่ป๊อก, ไพ่
  • ไพ่ป๊อก (pâi-bpɔ́k)Translations
  • ไพ่ (pâi)Translations
Turkish iskambil, oyun kağıdı
  • iskambilTranslations
  • oyun kağıdıTranslations
  • iskambil kağıdıTranslations
Ukrainian гра́льна ка́рта, ка́рта
  • гра́льна ка́рта (hrálʹna kárta)Translations
  • ка́рта (kárta)Translations
Urdu تاش
  • تاش (tāś)Translations
Vietnamese bài
  • bàiTranslations
Welsh cerdyn chwarae, carden chwarae
  • cerdyn chwaraeTranslations
  • carden chwaraeTranslations
Yiddish קאָרט
  • קאָרט (kort)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

playing card. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playing%20card

MLA

“playing card.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playing%20card. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playing card,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playing%20card.

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