sciangai
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Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
After the Chinese city of Shanghai, Sciangai, borrowed from Mandarin 上海 (Shànghǎi, literally “Upon-the-Sea”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sciangai m (uncountable)
- pick-up sticks, mikado (game)
- Synonym: (less common) mikado
References[edit]
- ^ sciangai in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading[edit]
- sciangai on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it