belote
noun
be·lote
\bə-ˈlät\
variants: or
belotte
\bə-ˈlät\Definition of belote
-s
: a card game played with a 32-card pack similar to klaberjass and very popular in France
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Origin and Etymology of belote
borrowed from French belote, belotte, of uncertain origin ◆The hypothesis that the game was named after a certain F. Belot, who supposedly perfected it, has not been confirmed.
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