"sparrow dominoes" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: calque of Chinese 麻將/麻将 (májiàng) + dominoes. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|麻將|nocap=1}} calque of Chinese 麻將/麻将 (májiàng), {{m|en|dominoes}} dominoes Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sparrow dominoes (uncountable)
  1. The game of mahjong. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mahjong
    Sense id: en-sparrow_dominoes-en-noun-kdOfaFl2 Disambiguation of Mahjong: 78 22

Noun

Etymology: calque of Chinese 麻將/麻将 (májiàng) + dominoes. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|麻將|nocap=1}} calque of Chinese 麻將/麻将 (májiàng), {{m|en|dominoes}} dominoes Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} sparrow dominoes pl (plural only)
  1. The tiles used in this game. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-sparrow_dominoes-en-noun-MXfQquwg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 96

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