mahjong

Meaning

Noun

  • A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
  • A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.

Related

Similar words

  • mahjong solitaire

Origin

  • From Cantonese (standard Mandarin: ).

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