mahjong

Meanings

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.

1. A call declaring a winning hand in the game of mahjong.

Etymology

From Mandarin 麻將／麻将 (májiàng), derived from 麻雀 (máquè, “sparrow”) with a Wu diminutive suffix 兒／儿 /ŋ̍/.