trente-et-quarante

noun

trente-et-qua·​rante

ˌträⁿtākəˈräⁿt

variants or trente-quarante

ˌträⁿk-

: rouge et noir

Word History

Etymology

French trente et quarante, literally, thirty and forty; from the fact that the number dealt must never exceed 40 and the color nearest 31 wins

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