ajedrez

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Spanish

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Un juego de ajedrez.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish axedrez, borrowed from Arabic شِطْرَنْج (šiṭranj) via Andalusian Arabic, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲‎𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾt‎lʾng /⁠čatrang⁠/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /axeˈdɾeθ/ [a.xeˈð̞ɾeθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /axeˈdɾes/ [a.xeˈð̞ɾes]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eθ
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: a‧je‧drez

Noun

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ajedrez m (plural ajedreces)

  1. chess

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bikol Central: ahedres
  • Cebuano: ahedres
  • Hiligaynon: ahedres
  • Tagalog: ahedres

See also

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Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
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rey dama, reina torre, roque alfil caballo peón

Further reading

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