backgammon
/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/
backgammon noun: a board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
Noun
backgammon (countable and uncountable, plural backgammons)
- A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
- "I have borrowed Mrs. Palmer's backgammon-board," said Isabella, whose notion of an elderly gentleman's amusements of an evening was derived from what she had seen Mr. Palmer do.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 90
- A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
Verb
backgammon (third-person singular simple present backgammons, present participle backgammoning, simple past and past participle backgammoned)
- To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
backgammon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Punjabi
backgammon in Hindi
- board game
- बैकगैमौन baikgaimaun, नर्द nard
backgammon in Tamil
- ஒருவித சொக்கட்டான் ஆட்டம், அந்த ஆட்டத்தில் வெற்றி
backgammon in Urdu
- board game
- نَرْد nard, تَخْتَۂ نَرْد taxta-yi nard
backgammon in Punjabi
- board game
- ਬੈਕਗੈਮਨ baikgaiman
More languagesFewer languages
- backgammon in Pashto
- نرد nard
- backgammon in Tagalog
- bakgamon
- backgammon in Arabic
- طَاوِلَة ṭāwila, نَرْد nard, لُعْبَةُ طَاوِلَة luʕbatu ṭāwila, طَاوِلَةُ زَهْر ṭāwilatu zahr
- backgammon in Malay
- backgammon
- backgammon in Thai
- แบ็กแกมมอน
Forms of backgammon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | backgammons |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | backgammons |
| present participle | backgammoning |
| past participle | backgammoned |
| past | backgammoned |
Origin of backgammon
Probably from back + Middle English gamen, from Old English gamen (“amusement, game”).
Words formed from backgammon
Questions about backgammon
- What does backgammon mean?
- Backgammon means a board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
- What is backgammon in Hindi?
- Backgammon in Hindi is बैकगैमौन (baikgaimaun), नर्द (nard). See Backgammon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is backgammon?
- Backgammon can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce backgammon?
- Backgammon is pronounced /ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/.
- What is the plural of backgammon?
- The plural of backgammon is backgammons.
Words near backgammon in the dictionary
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