ajedrez

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Spanish[edit]

ajedrez

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish axedrez, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الشَّطْرَنْج (aš-šaṭranj), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲‎𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾt‎lʾng /⁠čatrang⁠/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ajedrez m (plural ajedreces)

  1. chess

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rey dama, reina torre, roque alfil caballo peón

Further reading[edit]