gamuza

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *camocia, from Late Latin camox, from Gaulish camox, probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian), possibly Proto-Indo-European *kem (“without horns”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ɡaˈmuθa/, [ɡa.ˈmu.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ɡaˈmusa/, [ɡa.ˈmu.sa]

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Noun

gamuza f (plural gamuzas)

1. chamois (goat-antelope)

   Synonyms: rebeco, sarrio

2. chamois (leather)
3. (piece of) cloth

Further reading

• “gamuza” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.