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/koohn"kan'/, n. Cards.a variety of rummy for two players.[1885-90, Amer.; popular alter. of CONQUIAN]
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Cooncan — Coon can, n. [Corrupt of conquian.] A game of cards derived from conquian, played by two or more players with one or two full packs of cards. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cooncan — ☆ cooncan [ko͞on′kan΄ ] n. [< earlier conquian < MexSp conquain < conquian < Sp con quién, with whom] an early form of the card game rummy … English World dictionary
cooncan — noun Etymology: by folk etymology from Mexican Spanish conquián conquian, from Spanish ¿con quién? with whom? Date: 1889 a game of rummy played with two packs including two jokers … New Collegiate Dictionary
cooncan — noun An early form of the card game rummy Syn: conquian … Wiktionary
cooncan — [ ku:nkan] noun a card game for two players, originally from Mexico, similar to rummy. Origin C19: prob. from Sp. con quién with whom? … English new terms dictionary
cooncan — coon·can … English syllables
cooncan — coon•can [[t]ˈkunˌkæn[/t]] n. gam a variety of rummy for two players • Etymology: 1885–90, amer.; alter. of conquian < Spcon quien? lit., with whom? … From formal English to slang
cooncan — /ˈkunkæn/ (say koohnkan) noun a card game of the rummy family for two players. {variant of conquian} …
cooncan — ˈkünˌkan noun or coon king ( s) Etymology: by folk etymology from Mexican Spanish conquián, from Spanish ¿con quién? with whom? : a game of rummy derived from conquian and played by two or more with two packs including two jokers called also… … Useful english dictionary
conquian — noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish conquián more at cooncan Date: circa 1911 a card game for two played with 40 cards from which all games of rummy developed … New Collegiate Dictionary
