English Explanatory Dictionary

Jenga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A game where players take turns removing wooden blocks from a stack formed brickwise, the loser being the player whose actions cause the tower to collapse.
  2. Any activity that involves great precision with a risk of great failure.

Pronunciation

jĕnggə /d͡ʒɛŋɡə/

Word forms

Jenga

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili -jengabor. English Jenga Borrowed from Swahili -jenga (“to construct, to build”).

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