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bezique

/bəˈziːk/

bezique noun: a trick-taking card game for two players.

Noun

bezique (countable and uncountable, plural beziques)

  1. A trick-taking card game for two players.
    • Queen Elizabeth II does not play, preferring racing demon, complicated games of solitaire and six-deck bezique.2009 January 19, Phillip Alder, “Eisenhower’s Other Title: Bridge Player in Chief”, Bridge, in New York Times
  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.

Forms of bezique

pluralbeziques
alternative formbesique

Origin of bezique

Borrowed from French bésigue, of unknown origin.

Words formed from bezique

Questions about bezique

What does bezique mean?
Bezique means a trick-taking card game for two players.
What part of speech is bezique?
Bezique is a noun.
How do you pronounce bezique?
Bezique is pronounced /bəˈziːk/.
What is the plural of bezique?
The plural of bezique is beziques.

Words near bezique in the dictionary

  1. Bezhta
  2. bezier
  3. beziers
  4. bezil
  5. bezils
  6. bezique
  7. beziques
  8. bezitramide
  9. bezlotoxumab
  10. bezoar
  11. bezoar goat

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