spadille
Highest card wins
Spadille is the ace of spades in certain card games, particularly ombre and quadrille, where it ranks as the highest trump regardless of which suit is actually trumps.
The term comes from Spanish and reflects the game's Iberian origins.
He played the spadille to take the trick.
ombre
Suit outranking all others
- ombreGraduated color effect
- quadrilleSquare dance for eight
- hombreMan, in Spanish
- matadorBullfight's fatal sword wielder
solo · vole · bid · trick-taking · tarot
ace-of-spades
Unpaired top card
- piquetTwo-player card game
- piqueWounded pride, resentment
- deckShip's flat surface
- playing-cardsNumbered suit-marked rectangles
card-games · blackjack · poker