Camarões

See also: camarões

Portuguese

Bandeira da República dos Camarões

Etymology

After Rio dos Camarões (“River of Shrimps”), an early name of the Woura River coined by Portuguese explorers, from camarão (“shrimp”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Camarões m pl or m

1. Cameroon (a country in central Africa)

   Synonym: República dos Camarões (official name)

Usage notes

Chiefly used in the plural in European Portuguese and in the singular in Brazilian Portuguese.

Derived terms

• camaronense
• camaronês