chemin de fer
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chemin de fer (“railway”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ʃəˌmæ̃ də ˈfɛə/
Noun
chemin de fer (uncountable)
- A card game, a variation of baccarat.
- 2005, Mark Zegarelli, Poker Logic Puzzles, →ISBN, page 73:
- The person who left at 1:00 is either Alice or the woman who played chemin de fer (9), so in either case she is a woman.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 603-4:
- “Come on,” Kit motioning her with his head over to a chemin-de-fer table
- 2005, Mark Zegarelli, Poker Logic Puzzles, →ISBN, page 73:
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃə.mɛ̃ d(ə) fɛʁ/
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French chemin de fer (“railway”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɵˌmen dɵ ˈfer/
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