cámara

Noun

cámara f (plural cámares)

1. camera

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin camara, variant of Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “something with an arched cover, a vaulted chamber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkamaɾa/

Noun

cámara f (plural cámaras)

1. room
2. chamber
3. legislature
4. camera
5. inner tube
6. (nautical) cabin

Noun

cámara m, f (plural cámaras)

1. (cinematography) cameraman, camera operator (somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera)

   Synonym: camarógrafo

Derived terms

Further reading

• “cámara” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.