vingt-et-un

1. 1.

   a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21

   Synonymsblackjacktwenty-one

   Broadercard game

Questions about vingt-et-un

What does vingt-et-un mean?

vingt-et-un means "a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21".

How many syllables are in vingt-et-un?

vingt-et-un has 3 syllables: ving-t-e-t-un. The stress falls on "ving".

What is another word for vingt-et-un?

Close synonyms include blackjack, twenty-one. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vingt-et-un a common word?

vingt-et-un is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.