ludo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of ludo
C19: from Latin: I play
Example Sentences
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Rohit Gondwal, a psychiatrist, told Reuters they were also considering sending playing cards and board games such as ludo and chess.
From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2023
The officers say they sometimes play ludo and other board games with him to give him some company.
From Reuters ● Feb. 5, 2013
They kill time by playing ludo, and bonding over their shared travails.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2012
To put the record straight: we played ludo in India in the 1940s!
From Time Magazine Archive
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Note carefully the various shades of meaning in the following examples:— La pordego estas fermata, ĉar la ludo estas ludota = The gate is being shut, for the game is about to be played.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
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