noun
pao
noun
1
A chess variant piece that moves like the "cannon" in Chinese chess, jumping over one piece to capture another.
"The pao captured the bishop by hopping over the rook."
How to Use Pao
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA specialist chess-variant piece borrowed from the Chinese game xiangqi.
Word Forms
paos plural, Paos plural
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Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 炮 (pào), meaning "cannon."