damero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dem-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder.

Proto-Italic *domanos

Proto-Italic *domanā

Latin domina

Late Latin domna

Old French dame

French damebor.

Spanish dama

Spanish damas

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish damero

From damas + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daˈmeɾo/ [d̪aˈme.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: da‧me‧ro

Noun

damero m (plural dameros)

1. chessboard, draughtsboard, checkerboard

   Synonym: tablero

2. a kind of crossword puzzle
3. grid plan

Further reading

• “damero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025