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Tag: cartas

Definitions tagged cartas in the street dictionary.

chancho

A popular Argentine card game for three or more players. The goal is to collect four cards of the same rank by passing cards to the left, right, or center as directed by the dealer. The first person to get four of a kind slams their hand in the middle of the table and yells Chancho. Everyone else must immediately do the same: the last one to put their hand down is the chancho and loses the round.

What games do you like playing? Truco, chinchón, or chancho?

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truco

A popular Argentine card game where bluffing your opponent is the key to winning the match. (It uses a 40-card Spanish deck and is a major social pastime.)

We are getting together at my place to have some beers and play truco.

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Ancho de espada

The highest ranking card in Truco (a popular trick-taking card game played with Spanish-suited cards). It corresponds to the ace of swords.

I had the Ancho de espada and I could not even call truco.

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Con treinta y tres en mano

Describes a very favorable situation where success is practically guaranteed. It refers to the traditional Argentine card game Truco, where holding thirty-three points is the highest possible score for the envido bet, making a win almost certain.

- Yeah, luckily, some good news. Con treinta y tres en mano, nobody can stop me.

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virao

Scoring a virao refers to a high-scoring move in certain card games. Figuratively, it is used to describe a big success or a major win.

Toño scored a virao with the concert.

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