bezique

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French bésigue, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈziːk/

Noun

bezique (countable and uncountable, plural beziques)

  1. A trick-taking card game for two players.
    • 2009 January 19, Phillip Alder, “Eisenhower’s Other Title: Bridge Player in Chief”, Bridge, in New York Times‎:
      Queen Elizabeth II does not play, preferring racing demon, complicated games of solitaire and six-deck bezique.
  2. The act of taking certain cards in this game: the queen of spades and jack of diamonds, or (if either of those suits is trumps) the queen of clubs and jack of hearts.

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