camellar

Spanish

Etymology

From camello (“camel”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kameˈʝaɾ/ [ka.meˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kameˈʝaɾ/ [ka.meˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kameˈʎaɾ/ [ka.meˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kameˈʃaɾ/ [ka.meˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kameˈʒaɾ/ [ka.meˈʒaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧me‧llar

Verb

camellar (first-person singular present camello, first-person singular preterite camellé, past participle camellado) (intransitive, colloquial)

1. (Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Cuba, Costa Rica) to work continuously and arduously; to work like a mule
2. (Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic) to walk a large distance

Conjugation

    Conjugation of camellar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			camellar
gerund			camellando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		camellado		camellada
		plural		camellados		camelladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	camello	camellastú camellásvos	camella	camellamos	camelláis	camellan
	imperfect	camellaba	camellabas	camellaba	camellábamos	camellabais	camellaban
	preterite	camellé	camellaste	camelló	camellamos	camellasteis	camellaron
	future	camellaré	camellarás	camellará	camellaremos	camellaréis	camellarán
	conditional	camellaría	camellarías	camellaría	camellaríamos	camellaríais	camellarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	camelle	camellestú camellésvos2	camelle	camellemos	camelléis	camellen
	imperfect (ra)	camellara	camellaras	camellara	camelláramos	camellarais	camellaran
	imperfect (se)	camellase	camellases	camellase	camellásemos	camellaseis	camellasen
	future1	camellare	camellares	camellare	camelláremos	camellareis	camellaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		camellatú camellávos	camelle	camellemos	camellad	camellen
	negative		no camelles	no camelle	no camellemos	no camelléis	no camellen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of camellar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive camellar	dative	camellarme	camellarte	camellarle, camellarse	camellarnos	camellaros	camellarles, camellarse
	accusative	camellarme	camellarte	camellarlo, camellarla, camellarse	camellarnos	camellaros	camellarlos, camellarlas, camellarse
with gerund camellando	dative	camellándome	camellándote	camellándole, camellándose	camellándonos	camellándoos	camellándoles, camellándose
	accusative	camellándome	camellándote	camellándolo, camellándola, camellándose	camellándonos	camellándoos	camellándolos, camellándolas, camellándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative camella	dative	caméllame	caméllate	caméllale	caméllanos	not used	caméllales
	accusative	caméllame	caméllate	caméllalo, caméllala	caméllanos	not used	caméllalos, caméllalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative camellá	dative	camellame	camellate	camellale	camellanos	not used	camellales
	accusative	camellame	camellate	camellalo, camellala	camellanos	not used	camellalos, camellalas
with formal second-person singular imperative camelle	dative	camélleme	not used	caméllele, caméllese	caméllenos	not used	camélleles
	accusative	camélleme	not used	caméllelo, caméllela, caméllese	caméllenos	not used	caméllelos, caméllelas
with first-person plural imperative camellemos	dative	not used	camellémoste	camellémosle	camellémonos	camellémoos	camellémosles
	accusative	not used	camellémoste	camellémoslo, camellémosla	camellémonos	camellémoos	camellémoslos, camellémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative camellad	dative	camelladme	not used	camelladle	camelladnos	camellaos	camelladles
	accusative	camelladme	not used	camelladlo, camelladla	camelladnos	camellaos	camelladlos, camelladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative camellen	dative	caméllenme	not used	caméllenle	caméllennos	not used	caméllenles, caméllense
	accusative	caméllenme	not used	caméllenlo, caméllenla	caméllennos	not used	caméllenlos, caméllenlas, caméllense

Further reading

• “camellar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “camellar” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010