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igui

igui noun: in shogi variants, a type of move in which a piece captures an opposing piece without moving.

Noun

igui (uncountable)

  1. In shogi variants, a type of move in which a piece captures an opposing piece without moving.

Origin of igui

Borrowed from Japanese 居食(いぐ)い (igui, “living in idleness; idle feeding”).

Questions about igui

What does igui mean?
Igui means in shogi variants, a type of move in which a piece captures an opposing piece without moving.
What part of speech is igui?
Igui is a noun.

Words near igui in the dictionary

  1. iguanomorph
  2. iguanomorphs
  3. Iguassu
  4. Iguazu
  5. Iguaçu
  6. igui
  7. Iguig
  8. Iguisabel
  9. igumen
  10. igumens
  11. igunaq

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