Servais@dormi.zone 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-square74fedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down15
arrow-up1368arrow-down1imageThe first time I went to Spain I learned that they used a different set of playing cardsfiles.catbox.moeServais@dormi.zone to YUROP@lemm.ee · edit-25 months agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squarespirinolas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-24 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-squarepgetsos@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 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!