domino

• Pieza pequeña y rectangular, generalmente de marfil, madera o plástico, con una línea que divide su cara visible en dos cuadrados, cada uno marcado con un número de puntos; se utiliza en el juego de dominó.

A small rectangular tile with a line dividing its face into two square ends, each end marked with a number of dots, used in the game of dominoes.

plural irregular

1. Game pieceA2formal

   A small rectangular tile with a line dividing its face into two ends, each end marked with a number of dots or blank.

   Ficha de dominó

   • He placed a domino with six dots on the table.
   • The set includes 28 dominoes for the game.
   • She knocked over the dominoes while setting them up.

   Sinónimosbonetile

2. The gameA2formal

   A game played with domino tiles, where players match the ends of tiles.

   Dominó (juego)

   • They played dominoes all evening.
   • Domino is a popular game in many countries.
   • She won the domino game by matching all her tiles.

3. Chain reactionB2informal

   A situation where one event causes a series of similar events to happen.

   Efecto dominó

   • The stock market crash caused a domino effect across the economy.
   • One mistake led to a domino of failures in the project.
   • The protest triggered a domino effect in neighboring cities.

   Sinónimoscascadechain reactionknock-on effect