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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish , whence Turkish gele (“dice roll that makes a player skip a turn in backgammon”), ultimately akin to gelmek (“to come”).
Noun
γκέλα • (gkéla) f needs inflection
- bounce
- Synonym: γκελ (gkel)
- (backgammon) dice roll that makes a player skip a turn
- (originally backgammon) failure
- Synonym: αποτυχία (apotychía)
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