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ludo

British  
/ ˈluːdəʊ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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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