dama

Portuguese

/ˈdɐ.mɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • lady
  • (chess) queen
  • (card games) queen

Etymology

Borrowed from French dame (lady, king doubled piece in checkers) derived from Latin domina (mistress, lady, mistress of the house, mistress of an estate household).

Origin

Latin

domina

Gloss

mistress, lady, mistress of the house, mistress of an estate household

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

婦

Emoji

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