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Word entry · 7 letters

mahjong

Best crossword clue

"Tile game for four"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /mɑːˈd͡ʒɒŋ/Part of speech nounSorted aghjmnoStarts with MEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2A3H4J5O6N7G

Definitions

  1. Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles

Word origin

From Mandarin 麻將/麻将 (májiàng), derived from 麻雀 (máquè, “sparrow”) with a Wu diminutive suffix 兒/儿 /ŋ̍/.

Used in a sentence

  • Miss Ganett drank coffee whilst Caroline got out the Mah Jong box and poured out the tiles upon the table.
  • My usual mahjong kaki.
  • While most of the country has spent the weekend counting hongbaos and mahjong tiles, those guys have been out there salvaging hongbaos and half of Thomson Road.

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