ludo

British

/ ˈluːdəʊ /

noun

a simple board game in which players advance counters by throwing dice

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Etymology

Origin of ludo

C19: from Latin: I play

Example Sentences

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The officers say they sometimes play ludo and other board games with him to give him some company.

From Reuters

And the sixth kind is ludos, playful love.

From Salon

They kill time by playing ludo, and bonding over their shared travails.

From BBC

You must learn ludo, Jasmine, if we let you go.

From Project Gutenberg

"The game," he said, "is a mixture of the old golf, tiddleywinks, ludo and the race game."

From Project Gutenberg

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