Brisque
/brɪsk/noun
A card game, or a card used in playing it, related to the games brisca and briscola.
Did you know?Brisque belongs to the same continental card-game family as Spanish brisca and Italian briscola, although scholars remain uncertain about the family’s ultimate linguistic origin.
Etymological Timeline
Early Modern Period
Italian
briscola
“The name of an Italian trick-taking card game; its deeper origin is uncertain.”
17th–18th Century
French
brisque
“A card game or a card used in such a game.”
18th Century
English
brisque
“A borrowed name for a card game.”
Modern English
English
brisque
“A rare term for the game or one of its cards.”