Servais@dormi.zone to YUROP@lemm.ee · edit-29 months agoThe first time I went to Spain I learned that they used a different set of playing cardsfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down15
arrow-up1370arrow-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-29 months agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squarespirinolas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-29 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.
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.