Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fantan

2 senses of fantan

Sense 1
fantan, fan tan -- (a 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))
       => game of chance, gambling game -- (a game that involves gambling)

Sense 2
fantan, sevens, parliament -- (a 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)
       => card game, cards -- (a game played with playing cards)