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rummy vs canasta

canasta vs rummy

rummy and canasta both are nouns.

rummy is an adjective but canasta is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rummy Yes Yes No No
canasta Yes No No No
As nouns, canasta is a hyponym of rummy; that is, canasta is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rummy:
  • rummy: a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
  • canasta: 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
Other hyponyms of rummy include gin, gin rummy, knock rummy, basket rummy, meld.
rummy (noun) canasta (noun)
a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards 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 chronic drinker
rummy (adjective) canasta (adjective)
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Difference between rummy and canasta

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