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
Incipit libellus de ludo Scaccorum, et de dictis factisque nobilium virorum, philosophorum et antiquorum.
From Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474 by Caxton, William
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