1. A card game played with a deck of 40 cards (Spanish deck without 8s, 9s, and 10s), in which players try to form melds of sequences or sets.
Usage: Also spelled 'coon-can' or 'cooncan'; Considered a precursor to rummy; Popular in Mexico and the southwestern United States

Examples

• They played conquian every Friday night at the community center.
• Conquian is believed to be the ancestor of modern rummy games.
• The rules of conquian require players to meld cards into runs or sets.
• She learned conquian from her grandmother, who had played it for decades.
• In conquian, the player who melds all their cards first wins the round.