chameau

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French chameau, from Old French chamel, inherited from Vulgar Latin *camellus, a variant of Classical Latin camēlus (which would have yielded *chamoil).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃa.mo/
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Noun

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chameau m (plural chameaux, feminine chamelle)

  1. (male) camel

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French chamel.

Noun

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chameau m (plural chameaux)

  1. camel

Descendants

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  • French: chameau