calabrache

== Italian == === Etymology === Univerbation of cala (“drop”) +‎ brache (“pants”), from the locution calare le brache (“to surrender”, literally “to drop one's pants”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.laˈbra.ke/ Rhymes: -ake Hyphenation: ca‧la‧brà‧che === Noun === calabrache m (invariable) (uncountable) a card game where the objective is to discard all the cards in one's hand, by pairing them up with cards on the table someone who is cowardly or submissive === Further reading === calabrache in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana