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English noun: fantan

1. fantan (act) a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)


Synonymsfan tan


Broader (hypernym)gambling game, game of chance

2. fantan (act) a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards


Synonymsparliament, sevens


Broader (hypernym)card game, cards









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