canasta

Definitions of canasta
  1. noun
    a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
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    type of:
    punto, tanto
    the act of scoring in a game or sport
  2. 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
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    type of:
    rummy
    a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
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