Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pachisi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pachisi
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Indian board game in which players, throwing dice, shells, etc. to determine the distance of each move, attempt to be the first to take all of their counters around the board.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पचीसी (pacīsī, “twenty-five”), referring to the largest score that can be thrown with the cowrie shells. First attested in the 19th century.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 19th century

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

parchesi (alternative)

Synonyms

parchesi parchisi

Questions

What does pachisi mean?: An ancient Indian board game in which players, throwing dice, shells, etc. to determine the distance of each move, attempt to be the first to take all of their counters around the board.
Where does pachisi come from?: First known use: First attested in the 19th century.

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