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camelô

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See also: camelo, cameló, and camèło

Portuguese

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French camelot.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -o
    • Hyphenation: ca‧me‧lô

    Noun

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    camelô m or f by sense (plural camelôs)

    1. (Brazil) huckster, peddler, hawker (itinerant street vendor)
      Synonym: vendedor ambulante

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ camelô”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
    2. ^ camelô”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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