FANTAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fantan mean? 

• FANTAN (noun)
  The noun FANTAN has 2 senses:

1. a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)

2. a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

  Familiarity information: FANTAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FANTAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fan tan; fantan

Hypernyms ("fantan" is a kind of...):

gambling game; game of chance (a game that involves gambling)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fantan; parliament; sevens

Hypernyms ("fantan" is a kind of...):

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)