camel

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
2. A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
3. A vessel or tank, typically paired, used to make an object more buoyant.
4. (ethnic, slur) A person of Middle Eastern origin.
5. A fairy chess piece that is moved three squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

Adj

Of a light brown color like that of a camel.

Conceptos

camello

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dromedario

dromedario

camelus

Sinónimos

dromedary

caisson

hunchback

idler

relating

loaf around

Traducciones

chameau

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Kamel

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cammello

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kameel

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καμήλα

camelo

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deve

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camell

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camelus

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جمل

hecin

camèl

dromadaire

Camelus dromedarius

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkæməl/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: camel

Heredado de inglés antiguo: camel

Cognado con francés antiguo: chamel

Cognado con francés: chameau

Cognado con árabe: جَمَل

Cognado con hebreo: גמל

Cognado con arameo: ܓܡܠܐ

Cognado con copto: ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ

In summary

From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גמל (gamál), Aramaic ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Coptic ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (camoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.