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tangga

Pronunciation: /ˈtaŋɡa/

“tangga” is a Tagalog word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. a gambling game in which coins at stake are placed one over another inside a circle then hit by players in turns with their cue pieces (similar to quoits)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tanga (“hob, a boys game”), from Old Spanish tanga, first-person singular present subjunctive of tañer (“to touch”), from Latin tangere (“to touch”).

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