parchís

Spanish

Etymology

From Hindi पचीसी (pacīsī, “twenty-five”), referring to the largest score that can be thrown with the cowrie shells.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾˈt͡ʃis/ [paɾˈt͡ʃis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: par‧chís

Noun

parchís m (uncountable)

1. Ludo (board game)

   Synonym: ludo

   • 1983, “Sin ton ni son”, in Made in Spain, performed by Miguel Bosé:

     Y mientras le hago trampa en el parchís / ¡Qué bien se debe estar ahora en Paris!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “parchís”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10