canasta

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canasta - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  canasta \canasta\ n.
     a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and
     deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the
     same rank.
  
     Syn: basket rummy, meld.
          [WordNet 1.5]

canasta - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  canasta
      n 1: 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 [syn: canasta, basket rummy, meld]