canasta

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ca=nas=ta

CIDE DICTIONARY

canasta, n. 

 a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

canasta, n.
1 a card-game using two packs and resembling rummy, the aim being to collect sets (or melds) of cards.
2 a set of seven cards in this game.

Etymology

Sp., = basket