MAH-JONGG


Meaning of MAH-JONGG in English

I. noun

or mah jong (ˈ)mä|jlȯŋ, -|zhl, läŋ

( -s )

Etymology: from Mah-Jongg, a trademark

1. : a game of Chinese origin usually played by 4 persons with 144 tiles that are drawn and discarded until one player secures a winning hand of 4 sets of 3 tiles and a pair

2. : a winning hand in mah-jongg

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to win a mah-jongg game

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