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dama.

The game of Turkish draughts.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The game of Turkish draughts.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Compare Turkish dama, Northern Kurdish دامە (dame).

noun
  1. a rich Chinese middle-aged woman

    colloquial
  2. a spoilt tourist from China, usually a middle-aged woman; a Karen

    Hong-Kong · broadly · colloquial · derogatory
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Chinese 大媽 /大妈 (dàmā, “paternal aunt”)

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.