mancala
mancala noun: 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.
Noun
mancala (countable and uncountable, plural mancalas)
- 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.
- Mameh could sit on the floor to play board games like mancala with her friends, or roll out a mat and lounge about.2015, Eka Kurniawan, translated by Labodalih Sembiring, Man Tiger, Verso, page 109
Forms of mancala
| plural | mancalas |
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Origin of mancala
Borrowed from Arabic مَنْقَلَة (manqala).
Words that rhyme with mancala
Questions about mancala
- What does mancala mean?
- Mancala means 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.
- What part of speech is mancala?
- Mancala is a noun.
- What is the plural of mancala?
- The plural of mancala is mancalas.
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