dice

Etymology
From, plural of. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare ), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.

Noun

 * 1)  Gaming with one or more dice.


 * 1)  A die.
 * 2) * 1980, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper, Polar Music
 * The gods may throw a dice / Their minds as cold as ice
 * 1)  That which has been diced.
 * Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.
 * 1)  That which has been diced.
 * Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.
 * Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.

Usage notes

 * The singular usage is considered incorrect by many authorities. However, it should be noted that The New Oxford Dictionary of English, Judy Pearsall, Patrick Hanks (1998) states that “In modern standard English, the singular (rather than dice) is uncommon. Dice is used for both the singular and the plural.”
 * is predominant among tabletop gamers.

Verb

 * 1)  To play dice.
 * 2)  To cut into small cubes.
 * 3)  To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
 * 1)  To cut into small cubes.
 * 2)  To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
 * 1)  To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
 * 1)  To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
 * 1)  To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 切粒
 * Mandarin: 切成丁
 * Dutch: in blokjes snijden
 * Finnish:, leikata kuutioiksi
 * French: couper en dés
 * German:, in Würfel schneiden
 * Italian: fare a dadini, tagliare a dadini
 * Korean: 깎뚝 썰다
 * Malay: potong dadu
 * Maori: tapatapahi
 * Polish: kroić w kostkę
 * Portuguese: cortar em cubinhos,
 * Russian: ре́зать ку́биками, нареза́ть ку́биками, наре́зать ку́биками
 * Spanish: cortar en cubos
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: küp şeklinde doğramak, zar şeklinde kesmek
 * Vietnamese: cắt hạt lựu, cắt hột lựu


 * Greek: παίζω ζάρια
 * Ancient: κυβεύω

Numeral

 * 1) ten