chemin de fer

Etymology

Borrowed from French chemin de fer (“railway”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʃəˌmæ̃ də ˈfɛə/

Noun

chemin de fer (uncountable)

1. A card game, a variation of baccarat.
   • 2005, Mark Zegarelli, Poker Logic Puzzles, →ISBN, page 73:

     The person who left at 1:00 is either Alice or the woman who played chemin de fer (9), so in either case she is a woman.

   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 603-4:

     “Come on,” Kit motioning her with his head over to a chemin-de-fer table

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.mɛ̃ d(ə) fɛʁ/

Noun

chemin de fer m (plural chemins de fer)

1. Railroad, railway.

Etymology

Borrowed from French chemin de fer (“railway”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɵˌmen dɵ ˈfer/

Noun

chemin de fer n (uncountable)

1. chemin de fer (a card game)