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Definition of parcheesi

parcheesi

/pɑːrˈtʃiːzi/
par · chee · si
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parcheesi Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

American A trademarked American board game adapted from the traditional Indian game of pachisi, in which two to four players roll dice to move their game pieces around a cross-shaped track from a starting corner to a central home space.

Example

"On rainy afternoons at the cabin, the children passed the time by playing Parcheesi on the living room floor."

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parcel
parch
parched
parcheesi
parchment
pardalote
pardee

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 19th century as a commercialized spelling of Hindi 'pacīsī', the name of the traditional Indian cross-and-circle board game, derived from 'pacīs' ('twenty-five', the highest score possible when throwing cowrie shells) and ultimately from Sanskrit 'pañcaviṃśati'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Parcheesi. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/parcheesi
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