chameau

French

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.mo/

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Noun

chameau m (plural chameaux, feminine chamelle)

1. (male) camel

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chameau de Bactriane
• chamelée
• chamelet
• chamelier
• chamellerie
• chamelon
• sobre comme un chameau

Further reading

• “chameau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chamel.

Noun

chameau m (plural chameaux)

1. camel

Descendants

• French: chameau