The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Baccara \Bac`ca*ra"\, Baccarat \Bac`ca*rat"\, n. [F.] A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters. [1913 Webster] BaccareWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
baccarat n 1: a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine [syn: baccarat, chemin de fer]