PACHISI


Meaning of PACHISI in English

/peuh chee"zee, pah-/ , n.

1. a board game, originated in ancient India, in which four players advance four pieces each along a route on a cross-shaped board toward a center square by throws of cowrie shells or dice.

2. a modern version of this game. Also, parchesi, parchisi .

[ 1790-1800; pacisi, adj. deriv. of pacis twenty-five ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .