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noun
An ancient Indian board game in which players, throwing dice, shells, etc. to determine the distance of each move, attempt to be the first to take all of their counters around the board.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: parchesi, parchisi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: board game
Narrower terms: Parcheesi
History
Borrowed from Hindi पचीसी (pacīsī, “twenty-five”), referring to the largest score that can be thrown with the cowrie shells. First attested in the 19th century.
