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mancala

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-ɑːlə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-ɑːlə/

Definitions of mancala word

  • noun mancala (games, board games) A generic name applied to various board games in which a move consists of emptying a pit and then its contents are sown one by one into ensuing pits. 1
  • noun mancala an African and Asian board game 0
  • noun mancala (games) A synonym for Kalah, a mancala game invented in the USA in 1940. 0

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Parts of speech for Mancala

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mancala popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

mancala usage trend in Literature

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