vingt-et-un

/vænteɪˈʌn/

noun

The card game pontoon.

Similar
blackjacktwenty-one
OriginFrench vingt-et-un →
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Meanings

nounvingt-et-un (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe card game pontoon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21

Similar
blackjacktwenty-one
Broader
card gamecards
Also see
blackjackpontoontwenty-one

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchvingt-et-un“twenty-one”
  2. Englishvingt-et-un

Unadapted borrowing from French vingt-et-un (“twenty-one”).

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APA

vingt-et-un. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vingt-et-un

MLA

“vingt-et-un.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vingt-et-un. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vingt-et-un,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vingt-et-un.

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