camion

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See also: Camion and camión

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French camion.

Pronunciation

Noun

camion (plural camions)

  1. A truck or wagon, especially one used to transport ordnance.
    • 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 12:
      There were small gray motor cars that passed going very fast; usually there was an officer on the seat with the driver and more officers in the back seat. They splashed more mud than the camions even []

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French camion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːmˈjɔn/, /ˌkaː.miˈɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ca‧mi‧on
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

camion m (plural camions, diminutive camionnetje n)

  1. (Belgium) lorry; truck

Synonyms

French

Etymology

Unknown origin, however, most likely early 19th century. Possibly from chemin (way, route), see Spanish camino, or from Latin chamūlcus (cart), from Ancient Greek χᾰμουλκός (khamoulkós, crane, windlass, or possibly other machine), from χθών (khthṓn, earth, ground) +‎ ἑλκέω (helkéō, I drag).

Pronunciation

Noun

camion m (plural camions)

  1. lorry (UK); truck (US)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French camion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.mjon/
  • Rhymes: -amjon
  • Hyphenation: cà‧mion

Noun

camion m (invariable)

  1. lorry (British), truck (US)

Further reading

  • camion in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French camion.

Pronunciation

Noun

camion n (plural camioane)

  1. lorry, truck

Declension