MAH-JONGG


Meaning of MAH-JONGG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or mah·jong ˌmä-ˈzhäŋ, -ˈjäŋ, -ˈzhȯŋ, -ˈjȯŋ, ˈmä-ˌ

Etymology: from Mah-Jongg, a trademark

Date: 1920

: a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 tiles that are drawn and discarded until one player secures a winning hand

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.