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parchesi

parchesi is the alternative form of pachisi.

Meaning of pachisi

Noun

pachisi (uncountable)

  1. An ancient Indian board game in which players, throwing dice, shells, etc. to determine the distance of each move, attempt to be the first to take all of their counters around the board.

Questions about parchesi

What is parchesi the alternative form of?
Parchesi is the alternative form of pachisi.

Words near parchesi in the dictionary

  1. parcher
  2. parcherries
  3. parcherry
  4. parchers
  5. parches
  6. parchesi
  7. parching
  8. parchingly
  9. parchings
  10. parchisi
  11. Parchman

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