sciangai

Italian

Alternative forms

shangai

Etymology

After the Chinese city of Shanghai, Sciangai, borrowed from Mandarin 上海 (Shànghǎi, literally “Upon-the-Sea”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaŋˈɡai/
Rhymes: -ai
Hyphenation: scian‧gài

Noun

sciangai m (uncountable)

pick-up sticks, mikado (game)

Synonyms

mikado (less common)

Anagrams

sganciai

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