mancala

Definition

Any of various board games, common throughout Africa and Asia, in which a move consists of emptying a pit and then its contents are sown one by one into ensuing pits.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْقَلَة (manqala).

Example Sentences

• "Mameh could sit on the floor to play board games like mancala with her friends, or roll out a mat and lounge about."