el
masculine
/axeˈðɾeθ/
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Translation
chess
Word origin
From Arabic ash-shatranj, borrowed from Persian shatranj, which in turn comes from the Sanskrit chaturanga ('four divisions of an army').
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- ash-shatranj
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralajedreces
Examples
.
My father taught me to play chess.
estrategia .
Chess is a game of strategy and patience.
tablero .
He has a very beautiful wooden chessboard.
partida .
Every afternoon we play a game of chess.
¿ ?
Do you know how to move the chess pieces?
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