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

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ludo

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

Crixus, Oenomaus, the slave-names of two Celts. 1-2 effracto ludo = broke out of the gladiators’ school.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

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