Jenga

English

Etymology

From the Swahili verb -jenga (“to construct, to build”).[1]

Proper noun

Jenga

  1. A game where players take turns to remove wooden blocks from a stack formed brickwise, the loser being the player whose actions cause the tower to fall.
  2. (figuratively) Any activity that involves great precision with a risk of great failure.

References
  1. Arthur Cornwallis Madan, Swahili-English Dictionary (1903)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.