kamichi
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French kamichi, from earlier kamityi. Borrowed from an indigenous language of the Caribbean.
Noun[edit]
kamichi (plural kamichis)
- A South American bird with a long, slender, horn-like ornament on its head and two sharp spurs on each wing, the horned screamer, Anhima cornuta.
Translations[edit]
Anhima cornuta
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References[edit]
- “kamichi”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “kamichi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Presumably via French kamichi from an indigenous language of the Caribbean.
Noun[edit]
kamichi m (plural kamichi's)
- Synonym of anioema
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in 1741. Borrowed from kamityi, from an indigenous language of the Caribbean.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kamichi m (plural kamichis)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kamichi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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