fantan

Noun

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)

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

parliament sevens lotto sweepstakes hazard keno sweepstake horse racing chuck-a-luck pitch and toss crack-loo cup tossing

Hypernyms

cards card game game of chance gambling game

Close letter words and terms

fantail goldfish fantail pigeon fantailed fantard fantascience fantasia