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bourré

bourré noun: a card game traditionally played in Louisiana, US.

Noun

bourré (uncountable)

  1. A card game traditionally played in Louisiana, US.
    • Joann Guidos, the proprietor at Kajun's, called out for a game of bourré and they all dumped their money on a table and sat down and let the cards and liquor flow.2005, Chris Rose, 1 Dead in Attic, Simon & Schuster, published 2015, page 14

Questions about bourré

What does bourré mean?
Bourré means a card game traditionally played in Louisiana, US.
What part of speech is bourré?
Bourré is a noun.

Words near bourré in the dictionary

  1. bourrees
  2. bourrelet
  3. bourrelets
  4. bourride
  5. bourrides
  6. bourré
  7. bourrée
  8. bourrées
  9. Bours
  10. Boursault
  11. Boursaults

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