whist

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

whist BrE [wɪst] NAmE [wɪst] noun uncountable
a card game for two pairs of players in which each pair tries to win the most cards

Word Origin:
[whist] mid 17th cent. (earlier as whisk): perhaps from ↑whisk (with reference to whisking away the tricks).

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  long whist, short whist