sittringee

noun

sit·​trin·​gee

sə̇‧ˈtrinjē

plural -s

India

: a carpet of striped or checkered cotton

Word History

Etymology

Persian shatranjī, literally, checkered, from shatranj, shatrang chessboard, chess, from Sanskrit caturaṅga, literally, four limbs, from catur four + aṅga limb

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