camel

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

cammello

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dromedario

sinonimi

dromedary

caisson

hunchback

idler

relating

loaf around

Traduzioni

chameau

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camello

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Kamel

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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

camèl

hecin

dromedario

dromadaire

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkæməl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: camel

Ereditato da inglese antico: camel

Affine francese antico: chamel

Affine francese: chameau

Affine arabo: جَمَل

Affine ebraico: גמל

Affine aramaico: ܓܡܠܐ

Affine 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.