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)

  1. 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.

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Presumably via French kamichi from an indigenous language of the Caribbean.

Noun[edit]

kamichi m (plural kamichi's)

  1. Synonym of anioema

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in 1741. Borrowed from kamityi, from an indigenous language of the Caribbean.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.mi.ʃi/
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Noun[edit]

kamichi m (plural kamichis)

  1. kamichi

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