camel

Etymology

From Middle English camel, through Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل‎ (jamal) and Hebrew גמל‎ (gamál).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæməl/

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• Rhymes: -æməl
• Hyphenation: ca‧mel

Noun

camel (plural camels)

1. A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
2. A light brownish color, like that of a camel.

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3. Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle.

Adjective

camel (not comparable)

1. Of a light brown color like that of a camel.
   • 1999, New Woman, volume 29, page 212:

     […] try to select accessories that are in the same color family as your coat," says millinery designer Patricia Underwood. To pick up the weave of a brown tweed jacket, for instance, choose a camel hat and black gloves.

Further reading

• camel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Malec, calme, macle

Alternative forms

• camelle, kamel, kamell, camell, cammel, camayle, camaile, camaille, cameylle, camele
• (From Central Old French) chamel, chamayle, schamelle, chamelle, chamell, chamoil

Etymology

From Old Northern French camel, cameil, from Latin camēlus. Some forms are from or influenced by Old French chamel, chamoil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkamɛl/, /kamˈɛːl/, /kamˈɛi̯l/
• (From Central Old French) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃamɛl/, /tʃamˈɛːl/, /tʃamˈɛi̯l/

Noun

camel (plural cameles)

1. camel (mammal of the genus Camelus)

Etymology

See chamel.

Noun

camel m (oblique plural cameus, nominative singular cameus, nominative plural camel)

1. (Old Northern French, Anglo-Norman) camel

Etymology

Compare Tocharian A cmol.

Noun

camel

1. birth