Terms Used in the Game of Baccarat

We have a list of terms that you'll probably hear when playing baccarat. You'll definitely be familiar with them since these terms will be used often while playing the game. It is deemed beneficial for players to learn these terms not just to be familiar with them but also to understand what is being discussed at the table. Here are the terms you'll surely come across at a baccarat table.

Baccarat: This is the name of the game we're playing and is also the name of the worst hand you could possibly get when playing.

Banker Bet: This is precisely making a wager that the banker's hand will win over the player's hand in this turn or round.

Banco: This is what a player may say when that player wants to challenge the entire bank fund. This is also another term used to mean the bank or house.

Bankroll: This refers to your money. This is specifically the amount of money you brought with you to use as budget for playing baccarat or any other casino game for that matter.

Coup: You'll be quite mistaken if you assume that anyone is plotting anything rather fiendish here. A coup in baccarat is simply a single round in the game.

Croupier: This term is used in the game to signify the dealer (i.e. jargon to mean the game's dealer).

Chemin-de-fer: In French it would mean "railroad", but in the game it would denote another variant of baccarat. So is baccarat en banque, it is also another type of the game.

Cheval: This is a rule in some baccarat games that means a player will be allowed to play two hands at the same time. If this is allowed, the player should win both hands in order to win against the banker. If the player only wins in one hand and the other hand loses then it is declared as a tie.

Commission: This is a percentage that the house will take from the game's winnings. That amount is usually set at five percent in baccarat.

Down Card: A card that is dealt face down.

Le Grande: This is a hand that totals to nine, which is the best hand in the game.

Mini-baccarat: Another type of baccarat that has players using a smaller table and less money at stake.

Muck: This refers to the pile of folded and burned cards in baccarat.

Palette: This term refers to the tool the dealer uses to move cards around.

Punto Banco: This is another name for the game.

Tie Bet: A wager that both the player hand and the banker hand will get the same total.

These are the common terms used in baccarat. You'll hear them used during the game therefore it is good to be familiar with them.