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Etymology

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From Italian dama (queen (playing card), king (draughts), literally lady). Displaced Ancient Greek πεσσεία (pesseía).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ντάμα (ntámaf (plural ντάμες)

  1. (card games) the queen in a pack of playing cards.
  2. (board games) draughts; checkers.
  3. female companion on a dance (or any event)

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