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xadrez
xadrez
Galician
Noun
xadrez m
See also
Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | raíña, dama | torre, roque | alfil | cabalo | peón |
Portuguese
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
Noun
xadrez m (uncountable)
Adjective
xadrez (plural xadrezes, comparable)
Related terms
See also
Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | rainha, dama | torre | bispo | cavalo | peão |