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Bancos - 2 dictionary results

ban⋅co

[bang-koh, bahng-] noun, plural -cos, verb
–noun
1. a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
–verb (used without object)
2. to make such a declaration.

Origin:
1745–55; < F < It < Gmc; see bank 2
ban·co   (bāng'kō, bäng'-)   
n.   pl. ban·cos
A bet in certain gambling games for the entire amount the banker offers to accept.
interj.  Used to announce a bet in certain gambling games.

[Italian, variant of banca, from Old Italian; see bank2.]
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