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10 Language-to-English DictionariesParcheesi
/pɑːrˈtʃiː.zi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A board game played with dice and tokens in which players race their pieces around a cross-shaped track.
"The family gathered around the table on rainy afternoons to play a competitive game of Parcheesi." - 2
Any of various board games structurally similar to Pachisi, involving movement determined by the roll of dice.
"Parcheesi and related games like Ludo share a common historical ancestry rooted in ancient Indian culture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word derives from the Hindi word 'pacīsī' (twenty-five), which is the highest score that could be thrown in the traditional ancient Indian cross-and-circle board game Pachisi. It entered the English language in the late 19th century as a popularized commercialized adaptation of the South Asian pastime.
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Petits Chevaux
Transliteration: pə-ti ʃə-vo
"Les enfants adorent jouer aux petits chevaux le weekend."
Mensch ärgere Dich nicht
Transliteration: mɛnʃ ˈɛʁɡəʁə dɪç nɪçt
"Mensch ärgere Dich nicht ist ein sehr beliebtes deutsches Brettspiel."
Non t'arrabbiare
Transliteration: non tar-rab-bia-re
"Molte famiglie giocano a non t'arrabbiare la domenica."
Parchís
Transliteration: par-tʃis
"El parchís es un juego de mesa tradicional muy divertido."
Ludo
Transliteration: lu-du
"Eles passaram a tarde inteira jogando ludo."
पचीसी
Transliteration: pacīsī
"पचीसी भारत का एक पारंपरिक बोर्ड गेम है।"
飞行棋
Transliteration: fēixíngqí
"我和朋友们一起玩飞行棋。"
루도
Transliteration: rudo
"우리는 주말에 루도 게임을 했다."
ルドー
Transliteration: rudō
"子供たちはルドーで遊ぶのが好きです。"
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