chameau

French

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ʃa.mo/
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Noun

chameau m (plural chameaux, feminine chamelle)

(male) camel

Derived terms

Derived terms

Further reading

“chameau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chamel.

Noun

chameau m (plural chameaux)

camel

Descendants

French: chameau

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