"fianchetto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɪənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/, /fɪənˈkɛtəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fianchetto.wav Forms: fianchetti [plural]
Etymology: From Italian fianchetto, diminutive of fianco (“flank”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|fianchetto}} Italian fianchetto Head templates: {{en-noun|fianchetti}} fianchetto (plural fianchetti)
  1. (chess) The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file. Categories (topical): Chess Translations (chess): sivustointi (Finnish), fianchetto (Italian), fianchetto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fianchetto-en-noun-r3Lgu6C6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 43 18 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 16 16 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 29 Topics: board-games, chess, games

Verb

IPA: /fɪənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/, /fɪənˈkɛtəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fianchetto.wav Forms: fianchettos [present, singular, third-person], fianchettoes [present, singular, third-person], fianchettoing [participle, present], fianchettoed [participle, past], fianchettoed [past]
Etymology: From Italian fianchetto, diminutive of fianco (“flank”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|fianchetto}} Italian fianchetto Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_3sg2=fianchettoes}} fianchetto (third-person singular simple present fianchettos or fianchettoes, present participle fianchettoing, simple past and past participle fianchettoed)
  1. (chess) To play a fianchetto. Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-fianchetto-en-verb-nQbFXmlt Topics: board-games, chess, games

Inflected forms

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