jass

noun

ˈyäs

plural -es

1

a

: a two-handed game played with a 36-card or 32-card pack in which points are scored by melding certain combinations and by taking scoring cards in tricks

b

: klaberjass

2

or jasz

"

: the jack of trumps as top card in jass or klaberjass

Word History

Etymology

German dialect (Switzerland)

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