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#349: DeGraff asks about the origins of "borlette" : Patrice agrees with Blanchet.




From: ptalley <ptalley@mail.caction.com>

very simple.

Borlette comes from the spanish word "boleto" for ticket. The game is said
to have been introduced into Haiti by a cuban called Machado.

Good luck!

Patrice