carom

¹car·om

noun \ˈker-əm, ˈka-rəm\

Definition of CAROM

1

a : a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls b : a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another ball before falling into a pocket — compare combination shot

2

: a rebounding especially at an angle

Origin of CAROM

by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambola

First Known Use: 1779

Other Game Terms

bezique, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

Rhymes with CAROM

arum, harem