Definition of "carambole" []

• In billiards: The red ball placed on the mark. (noun)
• A carom (which see). (noun)
• In billiards, to carom.
• [F.] The écu of Flanders struck by Louis XIV. for 80 sols, with the quartered arms of France and Burgundy. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "More literally, a carambole is a somewhat acidic fruit characterized by its star shape."
• "Carom is a shortening of carambole, an obsolete three-ball game with a similar object."
• "The origin of carambole is the East Indian carambola tree and its fruit, but their connection with the game is obscure."