trictrac

See also: tric trac and tric-trac

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁik.tʁak/
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Noun

trictrac m (plural trictracs)

Le jeu de trictrac by Léonard Defrance

a variant of backgammon, very popular during the XVIIth, XVIIIth centuries in aristocratic circles of France
jouer au trictrac.
the board used to play it
Un trictrac d’ébène et d’ivoire.

References

“trictrac” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

“trictrac” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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