Draughts

/drɑːfts/ noun

Definition

A British board game played on a checkered board with round pieces that players move diagonally, also called checkers in American English.

Etymology

Plural of 'draught,' from the game's origin in southern France in the 12th century where it combined chess rules with the game of alquerque.

Kelly Says

Checkers/draughts is a fascinating linguistic divide—Americans say 'checkers' (from the checkered board) while the British say 'draughts' (from the pieces being drawn across the board), both describing the same ancient game!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Chess
ches
ARالعربية
شطرنج
shatranj
BNবাংলা
শ্যাখ
shakh
CACatalà
escacs
es-kats
CSČeština
šachy
sha-chy
DADansk
skak
shak
DEDeutsch
Schach
shahkh
ELΕλληνικά
σκάκι
ska-ki
ESEspañol
ajedreces
ah-heh-dres-es
FAفارسی
شطرنج
shatranj
FISuomi
shakki
shakki
FRFrançais
échecs
ay-sha
GUGU
શાહ
shah
HAHA
kwanci
kwan-chi
HEעברית
שח
shach
HIहिन्दी
शतरंज
shatranj
HUMagyar
sakk
shak
IDBahasa Indonesia
catur
ca-tur
IGIG
ọjọ́
oh-joh
ITItaliano
scacchi
skak-ki
JA日本語
将棋
shogi
KKKK
шашка
sha-sha
KMKM
ហ្គេម
h-ge-m
KO한국어
체스
ches
MRMR
शतरंज
shatranj
MSBahasa Melayu
catur
ca-tur
MYမြန်မာ
ချက်
chet
NLNederlands
schaak
shaak
NONorsk
sjakk
shak
PAPA
chess
ches
PLPolski
szachy
szachy
PTPortuguês
xadrez
sha-drayzh
RORomână
șah
shah
RUРусский
шахматы
shakhmaty
SVSvenska
schack
shak
SWKiswahili
bao
bao
TAதமிழ்
மேஜிக்
mayajik
TEతెలుగు
చెస్సు
ches-su
THไทย
หมากรุก
ma-kruk
TLTL
damas
da-mas
TRTürkçe
satranç
sa-tranch
UKУкраїнська
шахи
shakhi
URاردو
شاہ مات
shah mat
VITiếng Việt
cờ vua
cor vua
YOYO
àwọn
awon
ZH中文
象棋
xiàngqí
ZUZU
ibhe
ibhe

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