Diceplay

/ˈdaɪspleɪ/ noun

Definition

The game of gambling or playing with dice, or the act of throwing and wagering money on dice.

Etymology

From 'dice' (plural of die, from Latin 'datum' meaning 'that which is given/thrown') + 'play' (Old English 'plega'). This compound emerged in Middle English around the 13th century as dice gambling became widespread in European societies.

Kelly Says

Diceplay was so popular and problematic in medieval times that cities and kingdoms passed laws restricting it, sometimes severing cheaters' fingers or ears—showing how seriously authorities took gambling addiction even 800 years ago.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲሴፕላይ
di-se-plai
ARالعربية
ديسبلي
di-se-bli
BNবাংলা
ডিসপ্লে
dis-ple
CACatalà
diceplay
di-cep-lay
CSČeština
diceplay
di-cep-lay
DADansk
diceplay
di-cep-lay
DEDeutsch
Diceplay
di-cep-lay
ELΕλληνικά
diceplay
di-cep-lay
ESEspañol
diceplay
di-cep-lay
FAفارسی
دیسپلی
di-spe-li
FISuomi
diceplay
di-cep-lay
FRFrançais
diceplay
di-sep-lay
GUGU
डिसप्ले
dis-ple
HAHA
diceplay
di-cep-lay
HEעברית
diceplay
di-cep-lay
HIहिन्दी
डिसप्ले
dis-ple
HUMagyar
diceplay
di-cep-lay
IDBahasa Indonesia
diceplay
di-cep-lay
IGIG
diceplay
di-cep-lay
ITItaliano
diceplay
di-cep-lay
JA日本語
ディセプレイ
di-se-pure-i
KKKK
diceplay
di-cep-lay
KMKM
ឌីសេપ្ល레이
di-se-plai
KO한국어
디셉레이
di-se-pe-ray
MRMR
डिसप्ले
dis-ple
MSBahasa Melayu
diceplay
di-cep-lay
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီစပလိ
di-se-plai
NLNederlands
diceplay
di-cep-lay
NONorsk
diceplay
di-cep-lay
PAPA
ਡਿਸਪਲੇ
dis-ple
PLPolski
diceplay
di-cep-lay
PTPortuguês
diceplay
di-cep-lay
RORomână
diceplay
di-cep-lay
RUРусский
дисеплей
di-se-pley
SVSvenska
diceplay
di-cep-lay
SWKiswahili
diceplay
di-cep-lay
TAதமிழ்
டிசப்ளே
ti-sap-lay
TEతెలుగు
డిస్ప్లే
dis-ple
THไทย
diceplay
di-cep-lay
TLTL
diceplay
di-cep-lay
TRTürkçe
diceplay
di-cep-lay
UKУкраїнська
дисеплей
di-se-pley
URاردو
ڈیسپلے
dis-ple
VITiếng Việt
diceplay
di-cep-lay
YOYO
diceplay
di-cep-lay
ZH中文
双头显示
shuāng tóu xiǎnshì
ZUZU
diceplay
di-cep-lay

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