mah-jong
/mɑːˈdʒɒŋ
/(also mah-jongg)
noun
A Chinese game played, usually by four people, with 136 or 144 rectangular pieces called tiles.The elderly like Chinese opera, drama, classical music, and playing mah-jongg....
- Card games and mah-jongg, a Chinese game similar to rummy that is played with ivory tiles, regularly involve gambling.
- Other exhibits included Chinese Kung Fu, Chinese chess, mah-jong, Chinese calligraphy and palmistry.
Origin
From Chinese dialect ma-tsiang, literally 'sparrows'.
Rhymes
- execratory
- executable
- executant
- execute
- execution
- executionary
- executioner
- executive
- executive agreement
- executive council
- executive decision
- executively
- executive officer
- executive order
- executive privilege
- executive secretary
- executive session
- executive toy
- executor
- executor dative
- executorial
- executorship
- executory
- executrix
- executrix dative