noun · Sports & Play

draughts

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The meaning (definition) of the word draughts

a board game where round pieces hop over each other

The word draughts used in a sentence

“I played draughts with my grandpa and jumped my pieces.”

How the word draughts is said around the world

Frenchdames (DAHM)
Spanishdamas (DAH-mahs)
Mandarin跳棋 (tyow chee)
Hindiड्राफ्ट (drahpt)
Arabicلعبة الداما (LOO-bah ahd-DAH-mah)
Russianшашки (SHAHSH-kee)
Portuguese (EU)damas (DUHN-muhsh)
Portuguese (BR)damas (DUHN-mas)
Japaneseチェッカー (CHEHK-kah)
GermanDame (DAH-muh)
Urduڈرافٹس (DRAHF-ts)
Punjabiਡਰਾਫਟ (duh-RAH-puht)
Korean체커 (CHAY-ku)
Hebrewדַמקָה (DAHM-kah)
Greekντάμα (DAH-mah)
Dutchdammen (DAH-muhn)
Tagalogdama (dah-MAH)
Vietnamesecờ đam (kuh DAHM)
Turkishdama (DAH-mah)
Persianچکرز (CHEK-erz)
Polishwarcaby (vahr-TSAH-bi)
Ukrainianшашки (SHAHSH-kih)
Bengaliড্রাফটস (DRAHF-tosh)
Swedishdam (DAHM)
Italiandama (DAH-mah)

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