English Explanatory Dictionary

tavla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A version of the board game backgammon played widely in Turkey and other countries of the region.

Pronunciation

tāvlä tăvlä /teɪvlɑː/ /tævlɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tavla.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tavla2.wav

Word forms

tavla tavlas

Etymology

From Turkish tavla, from Italian tavola, from Latin tabula. Doublet of table and tabula.

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