xadreç

Mirandese

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الشطرنج (aš-šaṭranǧ), from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, “chess”), from Classical Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, “four parts of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers”).

Noun

xadreç m (uncountable)

  1. chess
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