camouco

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin calamaucum, a cap, originally made in camel hide, used in the Middle Ages by bishops and the Pope, from Ancient Greek καμελάυκιον (kameláukion), from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos, camel).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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camouco m (plural camoucos)

  1. a partially emerged rock; reef
    Synonym: cón

Adjective

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camouco (feminine camouca, masculine plural camoucos, feminine plural camoucas)

  1. (figurative) stubborn; unsociable
  2. hasty
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References

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  1. ^ Du Cange et al., Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis. Niort : L. Favre, 1883-1887, s.v. camelaucum.