Īccording to another theory, the word 'mus' comes from the Latin musso, that means 'keep silent'. Larramendi wrote about the word mus or 'musu' meaning lips or face and suggests that the name of the game could have derived from the facial gestures used while playing. It could come from the Basque language, where musu means 'kiss', the established signal of the better possible card combination (3 Kings and one Ace). It is not uncommon to hear the Basque terms, such as órdago (from Basque hor dago, 'there it is' ) used by Spanish speakers, often without them being aware of the literal meanings of the terms and phrases. In Spain it is the most played card game, spawning several Mus clubs or peñas and becoming a staple game among college students. The first reference to this game goes back to 1745, when Manuel Larramendi, philologist and Jesuit Basque, quoted it the trilingual dictionary ( Basque- Spanish- Latin). Originated in the Basque Country, it is a vying game. Mus is a card game widely played in Spain, France and Hispanic America.
