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tong war

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
tong war
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A conflict between rival Chinese-American gangs.

American usage

Etymology

From tong (“Chinese secret society”) + war.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tong wars (plural)

Questions

What does tong war mean?
A conflict between rival Chinese-American gangs.
Where does tong war come from?
From tong (“Chinese secret society”) + war.

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