"dama" meaning in Spanish

See dama in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdama/, [ˈd̪a.ma] Forms: damas [plural], caballero [masculine], caballeros [masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -ama Etymology: Borrowed from French dame, from Latin domina. Doublet of dueña. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|fr:dame}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "lady", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "mistress", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "mistress", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "mistress", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "master", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "home", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "build", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dem-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "lengthened acrostatic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-s", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dṓm", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*domanos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*domanā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "domina", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "domna", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "dame", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "dame", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "dama", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="dama">, {{bor+|es|fr|dame}} Borrowed from French dame, {{der|es|la|domina}} Latin domina, {{doublet|es|dueña}} Doublet of dueña Head templates: {{es-noun|f|m=caballero}} dama f (plural damas, masculine caballero, masculine plural caballeros)
  1. lady, dame Tags: feminine Synonyms: señora, ama
    Sense id: en-dama-es-noun-GAl6WOS5
  2. (Mexico) a female member of the court of honor at a quinceañera Tags: Mexico, feminine Coordinate_terms: chambelán
    Sense id: en-dama-es-noun-FcF0VmyC Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Female people Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 15 10 17 15 10 4 4 1 5 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 12 1 1 1 2 9 9 7 13 12 8 3 3 1 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 18 45 19 19 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 23 38 20 20 Disambiguation of Female people: 25 54 21 0
  3. (chess) queen Tags: feminine Synonyms: reina
    Sense id: en-dama-es-noun-qcPB92dF Categories (other): Chess, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Chess Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 15 10 17 15 10 4 4 1 5 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 12 1 1 1 2 9 9 7 13 12 8 3 3 1 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 5 88 6 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  4. (checkers) king Tags: feminine Synonyms: reina
    Sense id: en-dama-es-noun-6B3-aYQa Topics: board-games, checkers, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dama de compañía, dama de honor, dama de noche, damas y caballeros, primera dama, zapatito de dama

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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