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gonggi

/ˈɡɒŋɡi/

gonggi noun: a Korean children's game that is similar to jacks.

Noun

gonggi (uncountable)

  1. A Korean children's game that is similar to jacks.
    • When most kids had moved on to the next thing (e.g., marble games, gonggi play similar to Jacks, or Ddakji-chigi game similar to Pogs), his whole world was still origami.2022, “Peace Spheres: Ecological Relationship of Self, Others, and the World”, in Building Positive Peace, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2025, page 1

Origin of gonggi

Borrowed from Korean 공기 (gonggi).

Questions about gonggi

What does gonggi mean?
Gonggi means a Korean children's game that is similar to jacks.
What part of speech is gonggi?
Gonggi is a noun.
How do you pronounce gonggi?
Gonggi is pronounced /ˈɡɒŋɡi/.

Words near gonggi in the dictionary

  1. gongfermors
  2. gongfermour
  3. gongfermours
  4. gongfu
  5. Gongga
  6. gonggi
  7. Gonggong
  8. gonghang
  9. gonghangs
  10. Gonghe
  11. gonghouse

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