skat
noun
ˈskät 
ˈskat
ˈskat 1
: a three-handed card game played with 32 cards in which players bid for the privilege of attempting any of several contracts
2
: a widow of two cards in skat that may be used by the winner of the bid
Word History
Etymology
German, modification of Italian scarto discard, from scartare to discard, from s- (from Latin ex-) + carta card — more at card entry 1
First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1