ajedrez

Meaning

chess

Concepts

chess

chess set

chess-men

chess pieces

chesspiece

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
a‧je‧drez
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/axeˈdɾeθ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish axedrez, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الشَّطْرَنْج (aš-šaṭranj), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾtlʾng /⁠čatrang⁠/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

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