(also mah·jongg especially in NAmE ) / mɑːˈdʒɒŋ; NAmE -ˈʒɑːŋ/ noun
[ U ] (from Chinese ) a Chinese game played with small pieces of wood with symbols on them
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WORD ORIGIN
from Chinese dialect ma-tsiang , literally sparrows.
(also mah·jongg especially in NAmE ) / mɑːˈdʒɒŋ; NAmE -ˈʒɑːŋ/ noun
[ U ] (from Chinese ) a Chinese game played with small pieces of wood with symbols on them
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WORD ORIGIN
from Chinese dialect ma-tsiang , literally sparrows.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005