Etymology
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Inherited from Romani kamel (“to love”), of uncertain etymology.
camelar
- to court
- to enamor
- to desire
- to love
Derived terms
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Descendants
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References
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- “camelar” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 27.
- “camelar” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
- “camelar” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.
Etymology
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From Caló camelar, from Romani kamel (“to love”), of uncertain etymology.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /kameˈlaɾ/ [ka.meˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ca‧me‧lar
camelar (first-person singular present camelo, first-person singular preterite camelé, past participle camelado)
- (Spain, transitive) to cajole, to sweet-talk, to win over
- (colloquial, transitive) to seduce
- Synonym: seducir
(Can we date this quote?), Benito Pérez Galdós, La Revolución de Julio:Para mí, Gracián cameló a la Rosenda, que antes fue querida de un tal Castillejo- The way I see it, Gracián seduced Rosenda, who before that was the lover of certain Castillejo.
- (colloquial, transitive) to love
- Synonyms: amar, querer
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of camelar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive camelar
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dative
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camelarme
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camelarte
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camelarle, camelarse
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camelarnos
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camelaros
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camelarles, camelarse
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accusative
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camelarme
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camelarte
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camelarlo, camelarla, camelarse
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camelarnos
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camelaros
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camelarlos, camelarlas, camelarse
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with gerund camelando
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dative
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camelándome
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camelándote
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camelándole, camelándose
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camelándonos
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camelándoos
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camelándoles, camelándose
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accusative
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camelándome
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camelándote
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camelándolo, camelándola, camelándose
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camelándonos
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camelándoos
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camelándolos, camelándolas, camelándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative camela
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dative
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camélame
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camélate
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camélale
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camélanos
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not used
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camélales
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accusative
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camélame
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camélate
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camélalo, camélala
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camélanos
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not used
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camélalos, camélalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative camelá
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dative
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camelame
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camelate
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camelale
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camelanos
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not used
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camelales
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accusative
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camelame
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camelate
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camelalo, camelala
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camelanos
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not used
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camelalos, camelalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative camele
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dative
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caméleme
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not used
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camélele, camélese
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camélenos
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not used
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caméleles
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accusative
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caméleme
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not used
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camélelo, camélela, camélese
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camélenos
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not used
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camélelos, camélelas
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with first-person plural imperative camelemos
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dative
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not used
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camelémoste
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camelémosle
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camelémonos
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camelémoos
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camelémosles
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accusative
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not used
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camelémoste
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camelémoslo, camelémosla
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camelémonos
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camelémoos
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camelémoslos, camelémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative camelad
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dative
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cameladme
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not used
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cameladle
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cameladnos
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camelaos
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cameladles
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accusative
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cameladme
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not used
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cameladlo, cameladla
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cameladnos
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camelaos
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cameladlos, cameladlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative camelen
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dative
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camélenme
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not used
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camélenle
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camélennos
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not used
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camélenles, camélense
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accusative
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camélenme
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not used
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camélenlo, camélenla
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camélennos
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not used
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camélenlos, camélenlas, camélense
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Derived terms
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Further reading
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