camelo

See also: cameló, camelô, and camèło

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese camelo, from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Cognate with Portuguese camelo and Spanish camello.

Pronunciation

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Noun

camelo m (plural camelos)

1. camel
2. (informal) pusher, drug dealer

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) camēlō

1. dative singular of camēlus
2. ablative singular of camēlus

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Cognate with Old Spanish camello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈme.lo/

Noun

camelo m (plural camelos)

1. camel
   • 13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Alfonso X of Castile, B 476: Non quer'eu donzela fea (facsimile)

     Non quereu donzela fea / Que […] faça come cameles (sic).

     I do not want an ugly maiden who stinks like a camel.

Descendants

• Galician: camelo
• Portuguese: camelo

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Portuguese

camelos

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese camelo, from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Cognate with Galician camelo and Spanish camello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈme.lu/
• Hyphenation: ca‧me‧lo

Noun

camelo m (plural s)

1. camel

See also

• dromedário

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: gameelo

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Spanish

Noun

camelo m (plural camelos)

1. flattery, gallantry (especially towards women)

Synonyms

• piropo, halago, galantería

Verb

camelo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of camelar.