pachisi
Americannoun
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a board game, originated in ancient India, in which four players advance four pieces each along a route on a cross-shaped board toward a center square by throws of cowrie shells or dice.
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a modern version of this game.
noun
Etymology
Origin of pachisi
1790–1800; < Hindi pacīsī, adj. derivative of pacīs twenty-five
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We are born gamers, after all — they were playing backgammon in ancient Mesopotamia and pachisi in ancient India, and who knows what prehistoric amusements before that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
He had his evenings for the pachisi games.
From When Egypt Went Broke by Holman Day
Xoa had come in from the kitchen and was setting out a small table on which the pachisi board was ready for the evening's regular recreation.
From When Egypt Went Broke by Holman Day
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