Masculine
Meaning

champion, champ (informal address)

Synonyms

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
cam‧pe‧ón
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kampeˈon/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Italian campione, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campiō, campiōnem (“champion, fighter”), from Frankish *kampijō (or a Lombardic equivalent) from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”).

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