kāravs

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Latvian

Kārava dūzis

Etymology

Apparently borrowed from French carreau.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kāravs m (1st declension)

  1. (card games) diamonds (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol )
    kārava dūzisace of diamonds
    Lūsis paņēma vēl vienu kārti: tā bija kārava dāmaLūsis took yet another card: it was the queen of diamonds
    kapteinis sāka dalīt kārtis, un Vilks izklaidīgi ņēma tās pretī... tur bija viens kalps un trīs dāmas: krusta, kārava un sirdsthe captain started dealing the cards, and Vilks absent-mindedly took them... there were three queens: clubs, diamonds, and hearts

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See also

Suits in Latvian · sugas (see also: kārts, spēļu kārts) (layout · text)
sirdis kāravi pīķi krusti, kreiči