English Explanatory Dictionary

pachisi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

pachisi parchesi

Etymology

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.

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