mah jong

mah-jongg

/ (ˌmɑːˈdʒɒŋ) /


noun
  1. a game of Chinese origin, usually played by four people, in which tiles bearing various designs are drawn and discarded until one player has an entire hand of winning combinations

Origin of mah jong

1
from Chinese, literally: sparrows

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