pachisi

Questions about pachisi

What does pachisi mean?

pachisi means "an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board".

How many syllables are in pachisi?

pachisi has 3 syllables and divides as pa-chi-si under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pachisi?

Close synonyms include parchesi, parchisi. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pachisi a common word?

pachisi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.