քուանշ

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • քվանշ (kʻvanš)

Etymology

From French (je) coinche or coinché, from coincher (to double down).

Pronunciation

Noun

քուանշ • (kʻuanš)

  1. (card games, belote coinchée) When player A makes a bid, if the opposing team believes that player A's team will not be successful, either player in the opposing team can say քուանշ (kʻuanš). This can be called at any time, and by either player in the team. Similarly, if player A's team believes that player B's team քուանշ (kʻuanš) will be unsuccessful, they can call a սրել (srel), resulting in the final score being quadrupled.

Declension

Derived terms

  • քուանշել (kʻuanšel)

See also

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