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canastas Definition


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canasta
noun canastas (plural in sense 2 only)
    1. A card game similar to rummy played with two packs of cards, in which the aim is to collect sets of cards of the same value.
    2. A meld2 of seven or more cards in this card game.
Etymology: 20c: Spanish, meaning ‘basket'.



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