crapette

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

crapette

obscure origin; either related to toad (circa 1750 'a bag enclosing hair at the nape of the neck'; 1847 'a bag to hold money' by allusion to the pack of eleven cards each player has at the start of the game), or from Poitevin [throw] to the grapette ('throw small coins in the middle of a group of children trying to catch them') derived from Middle French grapper (see agrapper; the game consists of each of the 2 players getting rid of their cards as quickly as possible).

Definition

Plural

crapettes

Translations

  • englishenglish:Russian bank
  • polishpolish:garibaldka