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xadrez

xadrez

Galician

Noun

xadrez m

  1. chess

See also

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rei raíña, dama torre, roque alfil cabalo peón

Portuguese

tabuleiro de xadrez

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic الشطرنج (aš-šaṭranǧ), from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, chess), from Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian ctlng (čatrang, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (cátur-aṅga, four parts" of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers).

Cognate with Galician xadrez, Asturian axedrez, Mirandese xadreç, Spanish ajedrez and Aragonese axedrez.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃa.ˈdɾes/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐ.ˈðɾeʃ/
  • Hyphenation: xa‧drez

Noun

xadrez m (uncountable)

  1. chess
  2. checkered pattern

Adjective

xadrez (plural xadrezes, comparable)

  1. checkered

Related terms

See also

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão