baccarat

noun

bac·​ca·​rat ˌbä-kə-ˈrä 

ˌba-

: a card game resembling chemin de fer in which three hands are dealt and players may bet either or both hands against the dealer's

also : a two-handed version in which players may bet on or against either hand

Examples of baccarat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Behind the bassoons and in front of the trumpets was an odd trapezoidal object, reminiscent of a baccarat table, its surface strung with strings like the innards of a piano laid bare. —Jane Bua, New Yorker, 5 May 2025

Die Another Day gets its evening gown moment, too, just inside a frozen palace instead of at a baccarat table. —EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025

Guests are welcomed into the home’s opulence with a chandelier made with baccarat crystals (others in the home don Swarovski crystals) and marble flooring that was cut and blasted on the property. —Moná Thomas, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025

These live dealers go through the table game staples, from blackjack to baccarat to poker. —Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French baccara

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baccarat

• allantois
• chickasaw
• mackinaw
• overawe
• oversaw
• quebecois
• yojana
• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw
• byelaw