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carrom

carrom

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A square wooden board with corner pockets used to play a tabletop game
  • noun
  • /ˈkɛrəm/
  • Indian
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  • Do you have a carrom board at home?

Examples

  • They placed the carrom on the table and began to arrange the pieces for a match.

  • The children spent the afternoon playing on the old carrom in the living room.

  • He polished the carrom before inviting his friends over for a tournament.

  • The carrom was beautifully crafted from wood.

  • We played a lively game of carrom at the family gathering, with everyone trying to pocket the discs.

  • The children enjoyed their afternoon playing carrom in the park, focusing on getting their pieces into the corners.

  • He bought a beautiful carrom board for his friends to use during their game nights.

Surface Forms

carrom singular
carroms plural

Etymology

Carrom comes from South Asia and probably from Hindi or Urdu. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word carom, which means 'to bounce', because players flick pieces that bounce into the corner pockets. So the name fits the square carrom board used for the game.