[ noun ] a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank <noun.act>
canasta \canasta\ n. a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank.
Syn: basket rummy, meld. [WordNet 1.5]
There is no such thing as, say, canasta bonding.
Thus informed, Mrs. Carlin's canasta group toasted her at the Woodlands Country Club, where she goes twice a week.