backgammon

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

backgammon

trictrac

jacquet

backgammon ''m''

tric trac

jaquet

tric trac ''m''

Synonymes

gammon

board game

checkers

rubber

acey-deucy

Backgammon

Traductions

Backgammon

τάβλι

tavla

gamão

backgammon

backgammon

backgammon

chaquete

backgammon

nerdiludium

طاولة

tric trac

tavola reale

tric-trac

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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