schwarz

noun

ˈshwȯrts,

ˈshfärts,

ˈshvä-

plural -es

: the winning of all the tricks in skat or schafskopf

also : the scoring effect of this which adds two multipliers in skat and triples the score in schafskopf

Word History

Etymology

German, from schwarz, adjective, black

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