Masculine

ajedrez

Synonyms

juego de ajedrez

Frequency

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

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish axedrez, borrowed from Arabic شِطْرَنْج (šiṭranj) via Andalusian Arabic, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾtlʾng /⁠čatrang⁠/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

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