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domino.

black hooded cloak worn by priests in winter

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. black hooded cloak worn by priests in winter

    masculine
  2. hooded garment worn at balls

    masculine
  3. a paper marked with figures used to play board games

    masculine
  4. dominoes

    masculine
  5. a domino set

    in-plural · masculine
  6. a domino tile

    masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dominō, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”), perhaps from a prayer formula such as "benedicamus domino". The development of the modern meaning is unclear, perhaps from the black color of the early domino tiles.

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