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pachisi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pachisi has 1 sense
- pachisi(n = noun.act) parchesi, parchisi - an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board; Array is a kind of board game
has particulars: parcheesi
CIDE DICTIONARY
pachisi, n. [Hind., fr. pachis twenty-five, the highest throw in the game.].
- A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India. [1913 Webster]
- A game adopted from the Indian game, using disks, as of pasteboard, and dice; it is played on a cross-shaped board. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pachisi, n. a four-handed Indian board-game with six cowries used like dice.
Etymology
Hindi, = of 25 (the highest throw)
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