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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *camocia, from Late Latin camōx, from Gaulish camox, probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian), possibly Proto-Indo-European *kem- (“without horns”). Doublet of chamuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ɡaˈmuθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ɡaˈmusa/
- Rhymes: -uθa
- Rhymes: -usa
- Syllabification: ga‧mu‧za
Noun
gamuza f (plural gamuzas)
- chamois (goat-antelope)
- Synonyms: rebeco, sarrio
- chamois (leather)
- (piece of) cloth
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