baccarat
noun
bac·ca·rat
| \ ˌbä-kə-ˈrä
, ËŒba-\
, ËŒba-\
Definition of baccarat
: 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
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Inside the casino on a recent Friday night, many of the baccarat tables were empty, while poker, craps and blackjack all were doing steady business. — Jesse Mckinley, New York Times, "Why a $1.2 Billion Gambling Mecca Has Fallen on Hard Times," 16 Aug. 2019 Upon losing yet another hand of baccarat, one of the men betting against us hit the felt top of the table with the side of his fist. — Chia-chia Lin, The New Yorker, "A novelist’s stint impersonating the ultra-rich in China.," 16 July 2019 One evening during opening week at the high-limit baccarat tables, all the players were Asian, a common occurrence at all hours, according to reporters’ observations over eight days. — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, "At new casino, luck be a lady — and a man, black, white, Latino, Asian, old, and young," 6 July 2019 On a recent night at the City of Dreams casino, Chinese baccarat players were wagering tens of thousands of dollars a hand in VIP rooms. — Alice Su, latimes.com, "China has a new casino: the Philippines," 1 July 2019 At the baccarat table, my persona was a woman who was entertaining a man—that is, a woman who owned a company, showing one of her male investors a good time at the gaming tables. — Chia-chia Lin, The New Yorker, "A novelist’s stint impersonating the ultra-rich in China.," 16 July 2019 Last week, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Taiwanese speakers filled the baccarat and pai go tables. — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, "At new casino, luck be a lady — and a man, black, white, Latino, Asian, old, and young," 6 July 2019 Seats were filled at blackjack and baccarat tables with $100 minimums. — Lauren Fox, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s what Encore Boston Harbor is like overnight," 24 June 2019 Despite the preponderance of slot machines and baccarat tables, traces of Old Macau remain: the Portuguese influences evident in the iconic ruins of St. Paul’s, the ancient Chinese A-Ma Temple. — Erik R. Trinidad, National Geographic, "Find traditional eats in modern Macau," 8 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'baccarat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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