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Any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: board-games, chess, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chessman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: piece, object
A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, idiomatic, uncountable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pawn
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: manipulee, person
any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chessman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: man, piece
Narrower terms: bishop, castle, rook, king, knight, horse, pawn, queen
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
gur shahu
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Arabic:
قِطْعَة
(qiṭʕa)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Armenian:
շախմատի խաղաքար
(šaxmati xaġakʻar)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Armenian:
խաղաքար
(xaġakʻar)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Belarusian:
ша́хматная фігу́ра
(šáxmatnaja fihúra)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Bulgarian:
ша́хматна фигу́ра
(šáhmatna figúra)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Catalan:
peça d'escacs
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Chinese Mandarin:
棋子
(qízǐ)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Chinese Mandarin:
象棋子
(xiàngqízǐ)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Czech:
šachová figurka
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Danish:
skakbrik
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Dutch:
schaakstuk
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Esperanto:
ŝakpeco
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Estonian:
malend
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Estonian:
malenupp
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Estonian:
nupp
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Faroese:
talvfólk
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Finnish:
shakkinappula
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Finnish:
šakkinappula
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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French:
pièce
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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French:
pièce d'échecs
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Galician:
peza de xadrez
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Galician:
trebello
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Georgian:
ჭადრაკის ფიგურა
(č̣adraḳis pigura)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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German:
Schachfigur
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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German:
Figur
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Greek:
πεσσός
(pessós)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Hebrew:
כלי שחמט
(kli shakhmát)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Hindi:
शतरंज का मोहर
(śatrañj kā mohar)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Hungarian:
sakkfigura
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Hungarian:
sakkbábu
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Icelandic:
maður
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Icelandic:
taflmaður
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Icelandic:
karl
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Icelandic:
skákmaður
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Ido:
shakfiguro
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Irish:
fear fichille
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Italian:
pezzo degli scacchi
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Japanese:
駒
(koma)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Japanese:
チェスの駒
(chesu no koma)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Japanese:
チェスマン
(chesuman)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Kannada:
ಚದುರಂಗದ ಕಾಯಿ
(caduraṅgada kāyi)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Kazakh:
шахмат тасы
(şaxmat tasy)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Khmer:
កូនចត្រង្គ
(koon cha’trɑng)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Korean:
체스 기물
(cheseu gimul)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Korean:
기물
(gimul)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Korean:
체스피스
(cheseupiseu)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Korean:
말
(mal)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Latin:
latro
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Latvian:
šaha figūra
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Latvian:
šaha kauliņš
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Lithuanian:
šachmatų figūra
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Macedonian:
шаховска фигу́ра
(šahovska figúra)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Malayalam:
ചെസ്സ് കരു
(cessŭ karu)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Marathi:
बुद्धिबळातील सोंगटी
(buddhibḷātīl soṅgṭī)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Navajo:
naalzhoodíígíí
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Nepali:
चेसको गोटीहरू
(cesko goṭīharū)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Nepali:
बुद्धिचालको गोटीहरू
(buddhicālko goṭīharū)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Occitan:
pièca d'escacs
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Persian:
مهره
(mohre)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Polish:
bierka
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Portuguese:
peça de xadrez
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Romanian:
piesă de șah
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Romanian:
figură de șah
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Russian:
ша́хматная фигу́ра
(šáxmatnaja figúra)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Russian:
фигу́ра
(figúra)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Russian:
фи́шка
(fíška)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Scottish Gaelic:
fear-tàileisg
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Slovak:
šachová figúrka
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Slovak:
kameň
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Spanish:
pieza de ajedrez
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Spanish:
trebejo
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Swedish:
schackpjäs
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Tamil:
சதுரங்கக் காய்
(caturaṅkak kāy)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Turkish:
satranç taşı
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Ukrainian:
ша́хова фігу́ра
(šáxova fihúra)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Vietnamese:
con cờ
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Vietnamese:
quân cờ
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Volapük:
cögapiäd
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Welsh:
dyn gwyddbwyll
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Welsh:
darn gwyddbwyll
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Yiddish:
פֿיגור
(figur)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Yiddish:
שאָכפֿיגור
(shokhfigur)
— any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess