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khanhoo

khanhoo noun: a Chinese card game of the draw-and-discard type.

Noun

khanhoo (uncountable)

  1. A Chinese card game of the draw-and-discard type.

Forms of khanhoo

alternative formkanhu

Origin of khanhoo

From either Mandarin 看虎 (kàn hǔ, literally “watching the tiger”) or Hokkien 看虎 (khàn hó͘, literally “watching the tiger”). Compare Tagalog kuwaho, Spanish cuajo, Hokkien 看好 (khòaⁿ-hó), 看護 /看护 (khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘).

Questions about khanhoo

What does khanhoo mean?
Khanhoo means a Chinese card game of the draw-and-discard type.
What part of speech is khanhoo?
Khanhoo is a noun.

Words near khanhoo in the dictionary

  1. khangahs
  2. khangas
  3. Khangembam
  4. Khangjarakpam
  5. Khangs
  6. khanhoo
  7. Khaniqin
  8. khanith
  9. khaniths
  10. khanjali
  11. khanjalis

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