English dictionary

fantan

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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)

noun.act

Synonyms fan tan

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

noun.act

Synonyms parliament sevens

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913