ajedrez

Spanish
ajedrez

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • 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

ajedrez m (plural ajedreces)

  1. chess

Derived terms

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

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

Further reading
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