Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic الشَطْرَنْج (aš-šaṭranj), from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, chess), from Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (cátur-aṅga, literally four parts) (of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈdɾeθ/
  • Rhymes: -eθ
  • Syllabification: xa‧drez

Noun

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xadrez m (uncountable)

  1. chess

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  • ajedrez”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “xadrez”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested in the 13th century (assederez, açedrẽche, xedrez). From Andalusian Arabic الشَطْرَنْج (aš-šaṭranj), from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, chess), from Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (cátur-aṅga, four parts" of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers). Cognate with Portuguese xadrez and Spanish ajedrez.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ʃaˈdɾeθ/ [ʃaˈð̞ɾeθ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ʃaˈdɾes/ [ʃaˈð̞ɾes]

 

  • Hyphenation: xa‧drez

Noun

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xadrez m (plural xadreces)

  1. chess
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 515:
      Et Achiles preçaua todo muy pouco quanto lle eles dizíã, et nõ paraua por eles mentes, nẽ lles rrespondía a cousa que lle disesem, ante sij́a jogando o xedrez cõ hũ seu caualeyro
      And Achiles didn't care about what they said nor did he mind them, nor did he answered anything they said, but rather he was just playing chess with one of his knights

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Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
           
rei dama, raíña torre, roque alfil cabalo peón

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
 
tabuleiro de xadrez

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese axadrez, enxadrez, from Andalusian Arabic الشَطْرَنْج (aš-šaṭranj), from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, chess), from Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (cátur-aṅga, literally four parts) (of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers).

Cognate with Galician xadrez, Asturian axedrez, Mirandese xadreç, Spanish ajedrez and Aragonese axedrez.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Portugal):(file)
  • Hyphenation: xa‧drez

Noun

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xadrez m (uncountable)

  1. chess
  2. checkered pattern
  3. (metonymically) jail; prison

Adjective

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xadrez m or f (plural xadrezes)

  1. checkered
    Synonyms: axadrezado, quadriculado
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Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
           
rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão
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