camelar

Caló

Etymology

Inherited from Romani kamel (“to love”), from Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kām- (“want”), from Proto-Indo-European *kām- (“want”).

Verb

camelar

1. to court
2. to enamor
3. to desire
4. to love

Derived terms

• encamelar

 

Descendants

• Spanish: camelar

References

• “camelar” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 27.
• “camelar” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
• “camelar” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Caló camelar, from Romani kamel (“to love”), from Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kām- (“want”), from Proto-Indo-European *kām- (“want”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kameˈlaɾ/ [ka.meˈlaɾ]

Verb

1. (colloquial) to seduce

   Synonym: seducir

2. (colloquial) to love

   Synonyms: amar, querer

Related terms

• camelo