English Explanatory Dictionary

euchre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards.
verb
  1. To deceive or outwit.

Pronunciation

/ˈjuːkəɹ/ en-us-euchre.ogg

Word forms

euchre euchres eucre euchring euchred

Etymology

Possibly from German Juckerspiel, name of an eighteenth-century Alsatian card game, itself apparently a compound of Jucker (“joker?”, may be dialectal) + Spiel (“game”). Likely a doublet of joker.

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