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ban•co
(bang′kō, bäng′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cos, v.
n.
v.i.
n.
- Gamesa 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.
v.i.
- Gamesto make such a declaration.
- Gmc; see bank2
- Italian
- French
- 1745–55
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