See blackjack (sense 3).
[French, twenty-one : vingt, twenty + et, and + un, one.]
Dictionary:
vingt-et-un (văN'tā-œN') ![]() |
| WordNet: vingt-et-un |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21
Synonyms: blackjack, twenty-one
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