dabbaba

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noun

A fairy chess piece that jumps two squares orthogonally (i.e. not diagonally), leaping over any intermediate piece.

OriginArabic دَبَّابَة →
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Meanings

noundabbaba (plural dabbabas)

plural dabbabas

  1. board gamesA fairy chess piece that jumps two squares orthogonally (i.e. not diagonally), leaping over any intermediate piece.

Origin

  1. Arabicدَبَّابَة“a kind of siege engine”
  2. Englishdabbaba

Borrowed from Arabic دَبَّابَة (dabbāba, “a kind of siege engine”).

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APA

dabbaba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabbaba

MLA

“dabbaba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabbaba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dabbaba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabbaba.

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