sciangai

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ʃanˈɡaj/[1]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: scian‧gài

Noun

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sciangai m (uncountable)

  1. pick-up sticks, mikado (game)
    Synonym: (less common) mikado

References

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  1. ^ sciangai in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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