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camouco

Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin calamaucum, a cap, originally made in camel hide, used in the Middle Ages by bishops and the Pope, from Ancient Greek καμελάυκιον (kameláukion), from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

camouco m (plural camoucos)

  1. a partially emerged rock; reef
    Synonym: cón

Adjective edit

camouco (feminine camouca, masculine plural camoucos, feminine plural camoucas)

  1. (figurative) stubborn; unsociable
  2. hasty

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References edit

  • “caamou” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “camouco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “camouco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Du Cange et al., Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis. Niort : L. Favre, 1883-1887, s.v. camelaucum.
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