pachisi

noun

pa·​chi·​si pə-ˈchē-zē 

: an ancient board game played with dice and counters on a cruciform board in which players attempt to be the first to reach the home square

Examples of pachisi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are paintings which show Shiva and Parvati playing pachisi, while Mahabharata has Karna and Duryodhana’s wife playing ashta chemma. — Mallik Thatipalli, Quartz India, 13 Nov. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu pacīsī, from pacīs twenty-five

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pachisi

• creasy
• fleecy
• greasy