Parcheesi
pronunciation
How to pronounce Parcheesi in British English:
UK [pɑ:ˈtʃi:zi]
How to pronounce Parcheesi in American English:
US [pɑrˈtʃizi]
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- Noun:
- a modern board game based on pachisi
Word Origin
- parcheesi (n.)
- 1800, from Hindi pachisi, from pachis "twenty-five" (highest throw of the dice), from Sanskrit panca "five" (see five) + vinsati-s "twenty." Modern spelling outside India, with intrusive -r-, was enshrined 1892 by trademark name.