HyperDic: canasta

English > 1 sense of the word canasta:
NOUNactcanasta, basket rummy, melda form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers
canasta > pronunciation
Soundskahnae'stah
RhymesAlberta ... zeta: 71 rhymes with tah...
English > canasta: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank.
Synonymsbasket rummy, meld
NarrowerboliviaA form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
sambaA form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
Broaderrummy, rumA card game based on collecting sets and sequences
Spanishcanasta
Catalancanastra

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