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Quatorze

Qua-torze′

,
Noun.
[F.
quatorze
fourteen, L.
quattuordecim
. See
Fourteen
.]
The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of piquet; – so called because quatorze counts as fourteen points.

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quatorze

quatorze

English

Noun

quatorze (plural quatorzes)

  1. (card games) The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in the game of piquet, any of these counting as fourteen points.

French

French cardinal numbers
 <  13 14 15  > 
    Cardinal : quatorze
    Ordinal : quatorzième
French Wikipedia article on quatorze

Etymology

From Latin quattuordecim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.tɔʁz/

Numeral

quatorze

  1. fourteen

Related terms


Norman

Norman cardinal numbers
 <  13 14 15  > 
    Cardinal : quatorze
Norman cardinal numbers
 <  13 14 15  > 
    Cardinal : quatorze

Etymology

From Old French quatorze, from Latin quattuordecim.

Pronunciation

Numeral

quatorze

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey, cardinal) fourteen

Old French

Etymology

From Latin quattuordecim.

Numeral

quatorze

  1. fourteen

Portuguese

Numeral

quatorze m, f (Brazil)

  1. Alternative form of catorze

Noun

quatorze m (plural quatorzes) (Brazil)

  1. Alternative form of catorze