tressette
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom tre (“three”) + sette (“seven”). The name may refer to seven sets of three (or four) point possibilities, or to the fact that it is played up to twenty-one points (that is three times seven).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittressette m (invariable)
- an Italian card game with many local variants
- Hyponyms: calabresella, quintiglio