câmara

See also: camara, cámara, and cămară

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• camara (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ma.ɾa/, /ˈkɐ.ma.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: câ‧ma‧ra

Noun

câmara f (plural câmaras)

1. chamber
2. council
3. (except in Brazil) camera

Synonyms

• câmera
• (camera): câmara fotográfica, máquina fotográfica

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: kamara
• Indo-Portuguese: cambr, cambra
• Kabuverdianu: kánbra
• Kristang: kambra
• → Hindi: कमरा (kamrā)
• → Tetum: kámara
• → Urdu: کمرا‎ (kamrā)