Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الشطرنج ‎(aš-šaṭranǧ), from Arabic شَطْرَنْج ‎(šaṭranj), from Middle Persian, from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /a.xeˈðɾeθ/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /a.xeˈðɾes/
• Rhymes: -eθ