alquerque

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noun

An ancient strategy board game, an ancestor of checkers, thought to have originated in the Middle East.

OriginSpanish alquerque ← Arabic القرقات →
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Meanings

nounalquerque (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn ancient strategy board game, an ancestor of checkers, thought to have originated in the Middle East.

Origin

  1. Arabicالقرقات
  2. Spanishalquerque
  3. Englishalquerque

From Spanish alquerque, from Arabic القرقات.

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APA

alquerque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alquerque

MLA

“alquerque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alquerque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alquerque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alquerque.

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