camel

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

camelo

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dromedário

camelo de uma só corcova

dromedário

Camelus

Sinônimos

dromedary

caisson

hunchback

idler

relating

loaf around

Traduções

chameau

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camello

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Kamel

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cammello

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kameel

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καμήλα

deve

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camell

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camelus

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جمل

camèl

hecin

dromedario

dromadaire

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkæməl/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: camel

Herdado de inglês arcaico: camel

Cognato com francês arcaico: chamel

Cognato com francês: chameau

Cognato com árabe: جَمَل

Cognato com hebraico: גמל

Cognato com aramaico: ܓܡܠܐ

Cognato com copta: 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.