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canasta

[kuh-nas-tuh] / kəˈnæs tə /


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“She doesn’t know us,” said Digna Orozco, who sells pambazos and tacos de canasta on a dirt patch near semi-trailer truck lots in Fontana.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2024

“Coates had those steely blue eyes, and after the canasta comeback, he threw the cards out the window. He was kind of an out-of-control guy.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2022

A lot of people seem interested in whatever he’s doing, whether it’s football, baseball, canasta or pick-up sticks.

From New York Times May 10, 2018

Or might she give up the game entirely and spent the rest of her sentence playing canasta with the Golden Girls?

From The Guardian Jun. 10, 2015

One canasta afternoon, Mrs. Mancini brings Oscar along.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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