Associations to the word «Canasta»

CANASTA, noun. (uncountable) (games) (card games) A card game similar to rummy and played using two packs, where the object is to meld groups of the same rank.

CANASTA, noun. (countable) (card games) A meld of seven cards in a game of canasta.

CANASTA, noun. A form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank.