ombre

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om·bre

noun
\ˈäm-bər; ˈäm-brē, ˈəm-, -ˌbrā\

Definition of OMBRE

: an old three-handed card game popular in Europe especially in the 17th and 18th centuries

Origin of OMBRE

French or Spanish; French hombre, from Spanish, literally, man — more at hombre
First Known Use: circa 1661

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