English Explanatory Dictionary

wong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A field or other piece of land.
verb
  1. To enter a betting game, particularly blackjack, when the odds are favorable.
noun
  1. In the game of pai gow, a hand in which the double-one or double-six domino is used with a nine, making the hand worth eleven points rather than the usual one.
noun
  1. The penis.
name
  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Pronunciation

/wɒŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wong.wav /wɔŋ/ /wɑŋ/ /wɔːŋ/

Word forms

wong wongs wonging wonged

Etymology

From Middle English wong, wang, from Old English wong, wang (“a flat surface, plain”), from Proto-West Germanic *wang, from Proto-Germanic *wangaz. Cognate with Danish vang.

Related words

Huang Wang Wong Tai Sin

Derived words

wongable wonger wong in wong out wong
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