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PARCHESI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parchesi mean?
• PARCHESI (noun)
The noun PARCHESI has 1 sense:
1. an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board
Familiarity information: PARCHESI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("parchesi" is a kind of...):
board game (a game played on a specially designed board)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parchesi"):
Parcheesi (a modern board game based on pachisi)
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