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fan-tan in Tagalog

capona

fan-tan in Tagalog: capona. In English, fan-tan means a Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four.

Tagalog words for fan-tan

a specific gambling game where objects are counted in sets of four
capona

English meaning of fan-tan

  1. noun A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four.
  2. noun A card game in which the cards are played in sequences upon the table, and the winner is the first player to have no cards left.

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Questions about fan-tan in Tagalog

What is the meaning of fan-tan in Tagalog?
Fan-tan in Tagalog is capona.
Ano ang fan-tan sa Tagalog?
Fan-tan: capona.
What does fan-tan mean in English?
Fan-tan means a Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four.

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