"mancala" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mancalas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːlə Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَنْقَلَة (manqala). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|مَنْقَلَة}} Arabic مَنْقَلَة (manqala), {{root|en|ar|ن ق ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mancala (countable and uncountable, plural mancalas)
  1. (board games) Any of various board games, common throughout Africa and Asia, in which a move consists of emptying a pit and then its contents are sown one by one into ensuing pits. Wikipedia link: mancala Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Board games Hyponyms: congkak, hoyito, omweso, sungka, wari
    Sense id: en-mancala-en-noun-PLM6ZLuj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 57 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 57 1 3

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