chamuz
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French chamois,[1][2] from Late Latin camōx. Doublet of gamuza.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃaˈmuθ/ [t͡ʃaˈmuθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /t͡ʃaˈmus/ [t͡ʃaˈmus]
- Rhymes: -uθ
- Rhymes: -us
- Syllabification: cha‧muz
Noun
editchamuz m (plural chamuces)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- ^ Garland D. Bills, Neddy A. Vigil (2008 December 16) The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado: A Linguistic Atlas, University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 162: “Another French loanword in New Mexican Spanish is chamuz for ‘Slipper’ (‘bedroom slipper,’ ‘house shoe’).”
- ^ Rubén Cobos (2003 June 30) A Dictionary of New Mexico and Southern Colorado Spanish: Revised and Expanded Edition, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 82: “chamuz m [NM-CO Sp. chamuz, pl, chamuces, fr. Fr. chamois. Cf. Eng. shammy] woman’s moccasin; bedroom slipper. The term chamuces, fr. Fr. chamois, was introduced to New Mexico at the end of the seventeenth century by French trappers in northern New Mexico.”
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- Rhymes:Spanish/uθ
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- Rhymes:Spanish/us
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