քուանշ

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • քվանշ (kʿvanš)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

քուանշ (kʿuanš)

  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 (kʿuanš). 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 (kʿuanš) will be unsuccessful, they can call a սրել (srel), resulting in the final score being quadrupled.

Declension

Derived terms

  • քուանշել (kʿuanšel)

See also

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