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Camarões

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See also: camarões

Portuguese

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Bandeira da República dos Camarões

Etymology

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After Rio dos Camarões (River of Shrimps), an early name of the Wouri River coined by Portuguese explorers, from camarão (shrimp).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Camarões m pl or m

  1. Cameroon (a country in Central Africa)
    Synonym: (official name) República dos Camarões

Usage notes

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Chiefly used in the plural in European Portuguese and in the singular in Brazilian Portuguese.

Derived terms

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