cinq-cents

noun plural but singular in construction

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: a card game like bézique but played with one 32-card pack

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, five hundred, from cinq five (from Latin quinque) + cents, plural of cent hundred, from Latin centum

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“Cinq-cents.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinq-cents. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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