canasta

noun

ca·nas·ta kə-ˈna-stə

: a form of rummy using two full decks in which players or partnerships try to meld groups of three or more cards of the same rank and score bonuses for 7-card melds

: a meld of seven cards of the same rank in canasta

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Plus, coordinating two decks is a stylish way to play certain games—canasta, anyone? —

Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2023 Few people would brag about owning these road crushers, which were relegated mostly to winter but when more respectable types were stuck at home playing canasta. —

Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023 Nursing a canasta defeat nearby, Jacque Deuser, 67, said the way Mr. Biden sometimes walked reminded her of her late husband, who had dementia. —

Katie Glueck, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023 Then, Sister Thomas Marie Wadowski, who relished a game of canasta and telling of her second-grade class that won a contest to create a Campbell's Soup commercial, and Sister Mary Patricia Pyszynski, who taught in 13 schools across Michigan in six decades as an educator. —

Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021 See all Example Sentences for canasta