camas

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See also: Camas and Çamaş

English

A camas in bloom

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém̓es (“camas”).

Pronunciation

Noun

camas (plural camases or camas)

  1. Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
    • 1942, Emily Carr, “James' Bay and Dallas Road”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:
      There were stretches of fine, soft grass on the cliffs and great patches of camass and buttercups.
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Etymology 2

From cama +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

Noun

camas

  1. plural of cama

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French

Verb

camas

  1. second-person singular past historic of camer

Galician

Noun

camas

  1. plural of cama

Latin

Noun

camās

  1. accusative plural of cama

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

camas m (uncountable)

  1. (Guernsey) noise

Portuguese

Noun

camas

  1. plural of cama

Spanish

Noun

camas f pl

  1. plural of cama
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