camello

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *camēllus, from Latin camēlus (additional /l/ due to influence from the ending -ĕllus, which did not however change the stressed vowel), from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos).

Pronunciation

Noun

camello m (plural camellos)

  1. camel
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v:
      Catarõ ⁊ vierõ vna requa de paganos de los de ẏſmael. E vinien de galaat cõ ſos camellos cargados de mercaduras e ẏuã a egipto
      They looked up and saw a pagan caravan, of those of Ishmael. And they were coming from Gilead with their camels loaded with goods, and they were headed to Egypt.

Descendants

  • Ladino: kameyo (Latin spelling)
  • Spanish: camello

Spanish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish camello, from Vulgar Latin *camēllus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-. More at camel.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈmeʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈmeʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈmeʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈmeʒo/

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  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝo
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎo
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃo
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒo

  • Syllabification: ca‧me‧llo

Noun

camello m (plural camellos, feminine camella, feminine plural camellas)

  1. camel
    Hyponym: dromedario
  2. (informal) pusher, drug dealer
    Synonym: narcotraficante
    • 2019 March 11, “De Clint Eastwood siempre esperas más”, in El País‎:
      Existe algún momento divertido enlas aventuras de este camello tardío.
      There is some funny moment in the adventures of this late pusher.

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