camurça

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin camox, from Gaulish camox, influenced by corça (“doe”). Cognate with Spanish gamuza, Occitan camos and French chamois.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmuh.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmuh.sɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaˈmuɾ.sɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmuχ.sɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kaˈmuɻ.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmuʁ.sa/ [kaˈmuh.sa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈmuɾ.sɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -uʁsɐ, (Portugal) -uɾsɐ
• Hyphenation: ca‧mur‧ça

Noun

camurça f (plural camurças)

1. chamois (species of goat)
2. suede (type of leather)

Further reading

• “camurça”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “camurça”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “camurça”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026