backgammon

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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

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.

Conceptes

backgammon

backgammon ''m''

Sinònims

gammon

board game

checkers

rubber

acey-deucy

Backgammon

Traduccions

backgammon

Backgammon

τάβλι

gamão

tavla

backgammon

nerdiludium

backgammon

trictrac

backgammon

chaquete

jacquet

طاولة

tric trac

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Probably from back + Middle English gamen, from Old English gamen (“amusement, game”).