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patole

patole is the alternative form of patolli.

Meaning of patolli

Noun

patolli (uncountable)

  1. A board game, similar to pachisi, played by the Aztecs.
    • There is also the resemblance between the Hindu game of pachesi and the Mexica patolli, so close as to be virtually identical.1992, Olive Patricia Dickason, Canada′s First Nations: A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times, page 61

Questions about patole

What is patole the alternative form of?
Patole is the alternative form of patolli.

Words near patole in the dictionary

  1. Patoc
  2. patois
  3. Patoka
  4. patola
  5. patolas
  6. patole
  7. patolli
  8. Paton
  9. patonce
  10. patonces
  11. patoncy

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