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kong.

A set of four identical tiles.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɒŋ/UK/kɔŋ/General-American/kɑŋ/cot-caught-merger
  1. A set of four identical tiles.

  2. A call declaring the formation of such a set.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 槓 /杠 (gong³ / gung³).

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