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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tong2 /tɔŋ, tɑŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Foreign Terms(in China) an association, society, or political party.
- Foreign Terms(among Chinese living in the U.S.) a secret criminal society.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tong1 (tông, tong),USA pronunciation n. - tongs.
v.t. - to lift, seize, gather, hold, or handle with tongs, as logs or oysters.
v.i. - to use, or work with, tongs.
- bef. 900; 1865–70, for def. 2.; Middle English tong(e) (singular), tongen, tonges (plural), Old English; cognate with Dutch tang, German Zange pair of tongs or pincers; akin to Greek dáknein to bite
- (in China) an association, society, or political party.
- (among Chinese living in the U.S.) a fraternal or secret society, often associated with criminal activities.
- dialect, dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) tòhng, akin to Chinese táng meeting hall
- 1880–85,[American.]
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tong /tɒŋ/ n - (formerly) a Chinese secret society or association, esp one popularly assumed to engage in criminal activities
Etymology: 20th Century: from Chinese (Cantonese) t'ong meeting place |