mahjong

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɑːˈdʒɒŋ/, /mɑːˈʒɒŋ/
• (America) IPA: /mɑˈdʒɔŋ/, /mɑˈʒɔŋ/
  • (cot-caught merger) IPA: /mɑˈdʒɑŋ/, /mɑˈʒɑŋ/

Noun

mahjong (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• (a solitaire game) mahjong solitaire

Translations

• French: mah-jong
• German: Mah-Jongg
• Portuguese: mahjong
• Russian: маджо́нг
• Spanish: mahjong

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