Galician

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Etymology

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From chamberga (long coat), after the Chamberga or Royal Guard of Spain, whose popular name -given to them because of the coats they wore- was a corruption of the name of the 17th-century French general Schomberg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃamˈbeɾɣa̝s/

Noun

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chambergas m or f (invariable)

  1. (derogatory) bad dressed person
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