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I'm having my freshmen play a number review game tomorrow while the sophomores have state testing. The game (99 by Sr. Wooly) uses regular playing cards. Which is the more common term, cartas or naipes? I've heard both. Which countries use which word?

Thanks!
Al On 2/29/16, montgom wrote: > I'm having my freshmen play a number review game tomorrow > while the sophomores have state testing. The game (99 by > Sr. Wooly) uses regular playing cards. Which is the more > common term, cartas or naipes? I've heard both. Which > countries use which word? > > Thanks!

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Mar 1, 2016
Daniel Hanson I have heard both as well. In Mexico, "jugar a las barajas" is what is normally used.

I have a student from Guatemala. He says that in Guatemala they say "jugar a los naipes".

According to WordReference, in Spain, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, people normally use "jugar a las cartas" (and that "nai...See More
Mar 1, 2016
montgom Thanks to Al and to Daniel for the information! I went with cartas.

>

> FWIW, a Google search on

> "cartas" "baraja"

> yields

> "About 664,000" pages

> while

> "naipes" "baraja"

> yields

> 38...See More
Mar 2, 2016


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