tarjeta

/taɾˈxeta/ · A2 · noun · f

card

💳 tarjeta = tarja (tally/shield) + -eta (little): a small card

From Old French targe (shield) with the diminutive -eta, and a cousin of English target. A tarjeta is the small stiff kind: credit card, business card, ID. Playing cards and letters are carta instead.

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