Spanish Conversation · Level 90
60 words
Spanish word
mus
Pronunciation
IPA/mus/
Meaning
- masculine nounmus
Example
¿Te apetece jugar al mus ahora?
Do you want to play mus now?
More examples
En el bar del barrio se reúne gente para jugar al mus cada viernes.
People gather at the neighborhood bar to play mus every Friday.
Core concept
Four-player partnership card game based on signaling and bluffing.
Similar words
truco: Card game where players use signals and bluffing to outwit opponents and score points.
tute: Trick-taking Spanish card game where players win tricks to accumulate points.
brisca: Trump-based trick-taking game where capturing tricks with higher cards scores points.
Definition in Spanish
Juego de cartas para cuatro jugadores en dos parejas, originario del norte de España, en el que se compite por bazas y se usan señas y faroles para medir y apostar la mano.
Word origin
The name comes from a traditional game played in the Basque-speaking north of Spain that spread across the region and kept its original name.
Usage tips
- Commonly used in the fixed phrase jugar al mus, so Spanish uses the contraction al with jugar and players usually confirm signal conventions before starting.