chameau
French edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
chameau m (plural chameaux, feminine chamelle)
- (male) camel
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Further reading edit
- “chameau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French chamel.
Noun edit
chameau m (plural chameaux)
Descendants edit
- French: chameau