Pachisi
noun
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Definitions
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. uncountable
- 2 an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board wordnet
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All synonymsEtymology
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.