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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French chameau, from Old French chamel, inherited from Vulgar Latin *camellus, a variant of Classical Latin camēlus (which would have yielded *chamoil).
Pronunciation
Noun
chameau m (plural chameaux, feminine chamelle)
- (male) camel
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French chamel.
Noun
chameau m (plural chameaux)
- camel
Descendants