@Servais to YUROP@lemm.ee • edit-25 months agoThe first time I went to Spain I learned that they used a different set of playing cardsfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square74arrow-up1373
arrow-up1373imageThe first time I went to Spain I learned that they used a different set of playing cardsfiles.catbox.moe@Servais to YUROP@lemm.ee • edit-25 months agomessage-square74
minus-square@spirinolas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink11•edit-25 months agoIn Portugal, while we use the French/English cards, we still called them by the old names (Spanish/Italian). We call clovers paus (sticks, clubs), pikes are called espadas (swords), diamonds is ouros (gold, coins) and hearts are called copas (cups). I always found weird how the names had nothing to do with the symbols themselves. Now I understand.
minus-squarepgetsoslinkfedilink1•5 months agoHuh, now that you mention it, almost the same for Greece except for diamonds being more like “checkered” and for swords-sticks being the other way around for some reason. Also always thought it was weird!
In Portugal, while we use the French/English cards, we still called them by the old names (Spanish/Italian).
We call clovers paus (sticks, clubs), pikes are called espadas (swords), diamonds is ouros (gold, coins) and hearts are called copas (cups).
I always found weird how the names had nothing to do with the symbols themselves. Now I understand.
Huh, now that you mention it, almost the same for Greece except for diamonds being more like “checkered” and for swords-sticks being the other way around for some reason. Also always thought it was weird!