Belote is a 32-card trick-taking game played in France, and is one of the most popular card games in that country. It was invented around 1920, probably from Klaverjas, Klaverjassen, a game played since at least the 17th century in the Netherlands. Closely related games are played throughout the world, and its rules first published in 1921.
In Bulgarian it is called Bridge-Belote (), in Greece it is called Bourlot (), in Cyprus it is called Pilotta (), in Quebec the word was shortened to the first syllable and spelled bœuf, and in Croatian a similar game with different rules exists, ca...