fantan

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A form of fan-tan — 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.

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Meanings

nounfantan (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of fan-tan.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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)

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fan tan
Broader
game of chancegambling game

nouna 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

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sevensparliament
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card gamecards
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parliamentsevens

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

fantan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantan

MLA

“fantan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fantan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantan.

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