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pachisi

Pronunciation: /pəˈtʃiːzi/
(also US trademark parcheesi)
Definition of pachisi

noun

  • a four-handed Indian board game in which six cowries are used like dice.

Origin:

from Hindi paccīsī, literally '(throw) of 25' (the highest of the game)

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