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pachisi
(pa|chisi)
Pronunciation:
/pəˈtʃiːzi/
(also
US
trademark
parcheesi
)
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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