chameau

French

Etymology

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

chamelée
chamelet
chamelier

chamellerie
chamelon

Further reading

“chameau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chamel.

Noun

chameau m (plural chameaulx)

camel

Descendants

French: chameau

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