banco

[ bang-koh, bahng- ]

noun,plural ban·cos.
  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)
  1. to make such a declaration.

Origin of banco

1
1745–55; <French <Italian <Germanic; see bank2

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How to use banco in a sentence

  • Inprimis facimus inventarium de libris in libraria publica ad bancos cathenatis in hunc modum.

    The Care of Books | John Willis Clark

British Dictionary definitions for banco

banco

/ (ˈbæŋkəʊ) /


interjection
  1. a call in gambling games such as chemin de fer and baccarat by a player or bystander who wishes to bet against the entire bank

Origin of banco

1
C18: from French from Italian: bank

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