English Explanatory Dictionary

Kong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in north eastern Côte d'Ivoire.
name
  1. The fictional gigantic gorilla from the story King Kong.
name
  1. A surname from Chinese.
name
  1. Alternative form of Kongbam surname of Meitei origin
  2. Alternative form of Kongkham surname of Meitei origin
name
  1. A city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran.
noun
  1. A set of four identical tiles.
  2. A call declaring the formation of such a set.

Pronunciation

ko͝ong /kɒŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kong.wav /kɔŋ/ /kɑŋ/

Word forms

Kong kongs

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1).

Synonyms

King Kong kan quad four-of-a-kind

Related words

Kong Mountains kong bak pau
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