noun
pontoon
A card game similar to blackjack.
They played pontoon after dinner.
Etymology
The card-game name developed as an English reshaping of French vingt-et-un, meaning twenty-one. The target score remains embedded in that earlier name.
More examples
- The dealer explained the rules of pontoon.
- A game of pontoon continued at the table.
- She compared pontoon with blackjack.
Forms
pontoon
Similar words
- blackjack
- Blackjack is a closely related card game, but rules differ by version.