canasta
kuh na stuh
- n a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
- A Floridian I know from Tallahassee told me about his mother's canasta club.
- Courteous, canasta-playing, flower-loving, he has a lawyer's respect for the letter and spirit of the law.
- When I pressed her for info, she said, "I play canasta.