koi-koi
A Japanese card game for two players played with hanafuda cards, similar to the Korean…A Japanese card game for two players played with hanafuda cards, similar to the Korean game of go-stop
/ˈkɔɪ.kɔɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A Japanese card game for two players played with hanafuda cards, similar to the Korean game of go-stop
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Japanese こいこい (koikoi), a reduplication of 来(こ)い (koi, imperative form of 来(Borrowed from Japanese こいこい (koikoi), a reduplication of 来(こ)い (koi, imperative form of 来(く)る (kuru, “to come”)).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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